Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today (03 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 12AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 739 | 729 | 693 | 574 | 558 | 551 | 543 | 472 | 466 | 453 | 492 | 503 | 396 | 362 | 1281 | 695 | 822 | 702 | 981 | 784 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:31AM1.62m | 2:56PM1.88m | 3:11AM1.69m | 3:22PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43PM0.56m | 8:34AM0.41m | 9:12PM0.45m | 9:09AM0.45m | 9:40PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 739 | 729 | 693 | 574 | 558 | 551 | 543 | 472 | 466 | 453 | 492 | 503 | 396 | 362 | 311 | 67 | 66 | 87 | 416 | 356 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | S 14 | SSW 19 | — | SW 18 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 47 | 47 | 48 | — | 149 | 186 | 123 | 329 | 35 | 37 | — | 80 | 120 | 142 | 123 | — | — | — | 59 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | S 18 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | 6 | 148 | 109 | 129 | — | — | — | 24 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 2 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1281 | 695 | 822 | 702 | 981 | 784 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 403 | 200 | 6 | 6 |
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