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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 Saturday 18 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
17.1° 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 9PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 262 | 312 | 265 | 245 | 204 | 163 | 163 | 131 | 125 | 94 | 70 | 70 | 49 | 50 | 91 | 89 | 84 | 77 | 104 | 132 | 132 | 130 | 123 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | on | on | on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:06AM 1.63 | 1:08PM 2.06 | 12:49AM 1.72 | 1:53PM 2.17 | 1:32AM 1.79 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:29PM 0.65 | 6:24AM 0.16 | 7:16PM 0.59 | 7:09AM -0.01 | 7:59PM 0.56 | 7:54AM -0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
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