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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 3 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
17.0° 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 9PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 736 | 1582 | 2076 | 900 | 800 | 692 | 415 | 532 | 294 | 312 | 265 | 204 | 204 | 167 | 163 | 131 | 131 | 94 | 70 | 70 | 49 | 50 | 91 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:21PM 1.55 | 12:20PM 1.88 | 12:06AM 1.63 | 1:08PM 2.06 | 12:49AM 1.72 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:36PM 0.71 | 5:39AM 0.36 | 6:29PM 0.65 | 6:24AM 0.16 | 7:16PM 0.59 | 7:09AM -0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
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