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Bells Beach - Bowl surf break

Bells Beach - Bowl surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 26 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Bells Beach - Bowl surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bells Beach - Bowl sea temperature is
17.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today?

The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 6PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (26 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (26 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.5
SE
0.6
SW
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)15151414714777131918181616161615151514141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31325825124824016019814011183126112152171165159196178171171132978885
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
20
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:09AM
1.90
5:52PM
1.81
5:39AM
1.87
6:40PM
1.81
6:13AM
1.82
7:35PM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:33AM
0.23
11:43PM
0.58
12:10PM
0.16
12:26AM
0.70
12:53PM
0.12
1:14AM
0.84
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
Sunrise6:26-------6:28-------6:28-------
Sunset----8:42-------8:40-------8:39---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151921221918171516253230232019181820191816151514
Feels °C (?)141819201817161415243130201818161618151313141212
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