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Bells Beach - Bowl Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Torquay (29 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Bells Beach - Bowl surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.1° 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 2AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
541 | 247 | 280 | 251 | 632 | 568 | 606 | 672 | 581 | 412 | 347 | 260 | 212 | 238 | 253 | 407 | 739 | 894 | 816 | 695 | 543 | 466 | 401 | 308 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 1:55AM1.80m | 3:08PM2.16m | 2:48AM1.81m | 3:53PM2.09m | 3:42AM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.62m | 8:22AM-0.11m | 9:12PM0.58m | 9:11AM-0.01m | 10:00PM0.55m | 10:01AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 |
9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 277 | 247 | 280 | 251 | 632 | 568 | 606 | 672 | 581 | 412 | 347 | 260 | 212 | 238 | 253 | 407 | 739 | 894 | 816 | 695 | 543 | 466 | 401 | 308 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 206 | 203 | 201 | 110 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 5 | SE 11 | — | — | ESE 11 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | SE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | S 20 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 5 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 541 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
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