Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 7AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 417 | 410 | 403 | 341 | 304 | 299 | 251 | 255 | 255 | 212 | 249 | 309 | 874 | 1179 | 1335 | 1335 | 1318 | 1172 | 1070 | 940 | 739 | 720 | 684 | 566 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:08AM1.38m | 1:28PM1.78m | 1:02AM1.46m | 2:00PM1.83m | 1:49AM1.54m | 2:29PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32AM0.42m | 7:40PM0.80m | 7:16AM0.40m | 8:13PM0.68m | 7:56AM0.39m | 8:43PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 417 | 410 | 403 | 341 | 304 | 299 | 251 | 255 | 255 | 212 | 190 | 196 | 874 | 1179 | 1335 | 1335 | 1318 | 1172 | 1070 | 940 | 739 | 720 | 684 | 566 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | SW 17 | SW 13 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 98 | 97 | 96 | 91 | 155 | 249 | 309 | — | 918 | 545 | 49 | 54 | 53 | 69 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 78 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 22 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 18 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 20 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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