Bells Beach - Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.37° S 144.28° E

Bells Beach - Bowl Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 9 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bells Beach - Bowl sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.6° 

Bells Beach - Bowl surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Bells Beach - Bowl surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period, SW swell with 8,321 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 8 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bells Beach - Bowl this week:

The surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 19s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Bells Beach - Bowl in the next 16 days are 3.5m 18s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Monday (Sep 14) at 1PM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7AM (Tue 8th Sep)4.5ft (1.4m) 18s
Best Surf 7AM (Thu 10th Sep)10ft (3.0m) 17s
Most Powerful 4PM (Wed 9th Sep)11ft (3.5m) 18s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl over the next 16 days.


The Lowdown

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

We’ve got a ripper little window opening up on the Surf Coast, but you’ll need to be patient. The first real chance to paddle out is Tuesday morning, 8 September, at the Bowl. It’s a solid, clean start with a 3ft SW groundswell, an 18-second period, and light offshore cross-off breeze. The water’s about average for this time of year. The energy is cooking at 1070, but with those long gaps between sets, it’s a spot for the experienced crew. The bowl will be doing its thing, but it might be a bit fat and straight for the beach breaks.

The afternoon on Tuesday gets a bit messy with a cross breeze and questionable tide, so Monday’s morning is the pick of that day. Wednesday the 9th comes on strong with a 12ft SW swell pushing 18 seconds and monster energy (14115). That’s for experts only. The cross-breeze makes it lumpy, but the power is there. Thursday the 10th drops off a bit, and the wind shifts cross-on, making it choppy by the afternoon.

Friday morning the 11th is a beauty. Glassy conditions, 5ft SSW swell, 14 seconds, and just a slight air. The energy is solid at 1057. This is clean, fun, and the kind of morning you call in sick for. Saturday the 12th is another standout with clean 5ft SW swell and a light offshore from the NW. The Bowl will be clean and lined up.

After that, we hit a dry spell. Sunday the 13th through Thursday the 18th is mostly small, weak, or blown out. Sunday the 19th, though, is the real gold. Saturday morning the 19th serves up a massive 15ft SW groundswell, 16-second period, and a clean offshore NW breeze. The energy is insane at 12122. This is a pure, expert-level beast. The bowl will be a freight train. Saturday afternoon holds the same size and power. Sunday the 20th gets smoked by 40 km/h winds, so that’s a write-off. Monday the 21st and Tuesday the 22nd offer cleaner but smaller 3ft to 5ft SW swell, more of a fun, mellow end to the run.

The one true standout is the 19th. That Saturday is a proper, heavy, expert-only day. The Friday morning 11th August is the best of the smaller, cleaner stuff. The long period swells here are best at the Bowl (a reef and point setup), so don’t expect much from the beaches.

Rusty out.

Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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6
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4
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4
4
2
3
1
1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
20
0.9
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
2.5
SSW
16
3.5
SW
18
3
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
15
2
SSW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
522
1073
1694
3211
8321
5885
3549
2583
1447
1057
1386
1928
1118
805
620
453
367
266
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
W
10
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
SW
10
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:47AM1.64m
6:58PM1.56m
9:09AM1.59m
8:32PM1.49m
10:28AM1.62m
10:16PM1.52m
11:30AM1.68m
11:38PM1.64m
12:19PM1.75m
00:41AM1.78m
1:01PM1.80m
1:32AM1.89m
Low Tide
00:47AM0.26m
1:27PM0.98m
2:00AM0.37m
3:00PM0.97m
3:26AM0.45m
4:31PM0.86m
4:50AM0.47m
5:39PM0.68m
5:58AM0.45m
6:31PM0.49m
6:52AM0.44m
7:14PM0.33m
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14
11
11
11
11
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11
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12
11
18
18
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Feels °C
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7
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9
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9
16
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16
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Information about the Bells Beach - Bowl Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Bells Beach - Bowl provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Bells Beach - Bowl can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Bells Beach - Bowl surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Bells Beach - Bowl) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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