Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 3AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 969 | 1119 | 1307 | 1669 | 2226 | 2481 | 2653 | 2796 | 3528 | 4123 | 3903 | 3097 | 3021 | 2545 | 8652 | 7641 | 2102 | 1885 | 1860 | 1576 | 1358 | 1237 | 1109 | 1002 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:35PM1.61m | 9:55AM1.78m | 8:45PM1.58m | 11:07AM1.84m | 10:05PM1.58m | 12:09PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38AM0.14m | 3:38PM1.04m | 3:48AM0.11m | 4:58PM0.99m | 4:59AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 969 | 1119 | 1307 | 1669 | 2226 | 2481 | 2653 | 2796 | 3528 | 4123 | 3903 | 3097 | 3021 | 2545 | 2513 | 2352 | 2102 | 1885 | 1860 | 1576 | 1358 | 1237 | 1109 | 1002 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | SW 24 | — | SW 18 | — | — | SW 19 | S 20 | — | — | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 22 | — | 260 | — | — | 96 | 30 | — | — | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 6 | — | — | 11 | 4 | 8652 | 7641 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 800 | 329 | 32 | 753 | 329 | 329 | 810 | 329 | 984 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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