Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 12AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 861 | 774 | 844 | 931 | 909 | 783 | 763 | 753 | 605 | 566 | 551 | 472 | 472 | 479 | 479 | 415 | 410 | 685 | 297 | 293 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:38PM1.33m | 10:09AM1.42m | 11:07PM1.46m | 11:07AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM0.85m | 4:37PM0.75m | 5:14AM0.84m | 5:30PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SE 5 | SSW 6 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 861 | 774 | 844 | 931 | 909 | 783 | 763 | 753 | 605 | 566 | 551 | 472 | 472 | 479 | 479 | 415 | 410 | 1 | 80 | 293 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 15 | S 15 | E 9 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 89 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | — | 297 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | ESE 9 | — | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | S 16 | — | — | — | E 9 | S 13 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 15 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 3 | — | S 3 | — | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 15 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 5 | — | 24 | 23 | 685 | 172 | 97 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 6 | 140 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 200 | 6 | 6 |
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