Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 8PM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 184 | 432 | 726 | 871 | 1062 | 1131 | 1027 | 989 | 793 | 783 | 675 | 551 | 536 | 476 | 463 | 523 | 434 | 408 | 402 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:40PM1.52m | 12:02PM1.59m | 00:29AM1.70m | 12:36PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36PM0.75m | 5:52AM0.64m | 6:12PM0.57m | 6:38AM0.58m | 6:47PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 176 | 171 | 432 | 726 | 871 | 1062 | 1131 | 1027 | 989 | 793 | 783 | 675 | 551 | 536 | 476 | 463 | 523 | 434 | 408 | 402 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 6 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 5 | ESE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 22 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 200 | 184 | 168 | 277 | 526 | 6 | 48 | 153 | 48 | 20 | 48 | 17 | 27 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | S 14 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 62 | 92 | 148 | 170 | 173 | 150 | 135 | 95 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 32 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 647 | 711 | 200 | 236 | 185 | 155 | 75 | 75 | 185 | 195 | 185 | 169 | 75 | 33 | 19 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 2 |
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