Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 3AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 159 | 159 | 163 | 251 | 248 | 273 | 309 | 194 | 194 | 998 | 854 | 1068 | 1551 | 6750 | 5810 | 5918 | 1649 | 1554 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:21PM1.80m | 5:20AM1.75m | 4:50PM1.71m | 6:00AM1.66m | 5:19PM1.62m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50PM0.22m | 11:06AM0.74m | 11:24PM0.30m | 11:40AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 159 | 159 | 163 | 251 | 248 | 273 | 309 | 167 | 164 | 671 | 854 | 1068 | 1551 | 1856 | 1718 | 1649 | 1649 | 1554 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | S 18 | S 16 | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 194 | 194 | 998 | 6 | 5 | — | 22 | 22 | 45 | 72 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | — | S 16 | SW 20 | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 60 | — | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1310 | 6750 | 5810 | 5918 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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