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Bells Beach - Bowl surf break

Bells Beach - Bowl surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 04 Feb 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
18.2° 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 1AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (05 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (05 Feb)5ft (1.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wed
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)161215141414141313131313131313131313131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)248242509412401463663680689848760700711721721669509572555479479471417347
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
15
SE
20
S
20
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:59AM
1.95
3:05PM
1.77
3:36AM
1.97
3:54PM
1.82
4:09AM
1.97
4:37PM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:27PM
0.24
9:11AM
0.47
9:14PM
0.28
9:50AM
0.34
9:57PM
0.34
10:27AM
0.26
Wed
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise----6:39-------6:39-------6:41---
Sunset8:34-------8:32-------8:31-------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171616151517191715141313131619171514141313171917
Feels °C (?)141515131415161311121212121517141213131212161614
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