Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 11PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 649 | 566 | 580 | 655 | 617 | 602 | 587 | 587 | 661 | 644 | 553 | 471 | 429 | 355 | 350 | 398 | 336 | 166 | 196 | 300 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:57PM1.47m | 10:51AM1.54m | 11:31PM1.56m | 11:53AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22AM0.67m | 5:11PM0.68m | 5:45AM0.68m | 6:11PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 649 | 566 | 580 | 655 | 617 | 602 | 587 | 587 | 661 | 644 | 553 | 471 | 429 | 355 | 350 | 398 | 336 | 166 | 196 | 300 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 10 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 15 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 124 | 129 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 3 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SW 4 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | NE 3 | E 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | 34 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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