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Bells Beach - Bowl surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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
15.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today?
The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 12AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 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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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 244 | 205 | 212 | 220 | 227 | 190 | 193 | 163 | 163 | 103 | 98 | 93 | 92 | 90 | 118 | 301 | 341 | 212 | 202 | 202 | 161 | 165 | 524 | 1162 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:36AM 1.95 | 5:54PM 1.63 | 6:14AM 1.84 | 6:51PM 1.56 | 6:51AM 1.72 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:07PM 0.30 | 11:56AM 0.46 | 11:53PM 0.49 | 12:42PM 0.46 | 12:39AM 0.67 | 1:28PM 0.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
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