Surf Forecasts:
Bells Beach - Bowl surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 14 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period, WSW swell with 6,901 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW 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 Thursday (Jul 09) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bells Beach - Bowl in the next 16 days are 4.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what the next couple of weeks are shaping up to be for our patch.
We’re kicking things off a bit slow. The first real window of decent surf doesn’t open up until Thursday, July 9th, but it’s a promising start. That morning, Bells Beach – Bowl is looking clean with a light 3ft SW groundswell (471 energy). That’s a nice, clean wave with a solid 16-second period pushing through, making for some proper lines. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year.
Thursday afternoon fades a bit, and Friday, July 10th, is where it’s at for the early run. Friday morning is clean again with similar 3ft SW swell and a light offshore breeze – that’s the kind of session you set an alarm for. The afternoon stays clean, just a touch smaller.
Saturday, July 11th, drops off hard. The swell’s barely there, so don’t bother. Sunday, July 12th, is a whole different beast. The wind howls up from the WNW, and the swell jumps to 7ft in the morning (1665 energy) and barrels up to a whopping 12ft by the afternoon (5845 energy). That’s big, powerful, and only for the experienced crew. The morning is clean but nuking offshore, making it hard to get into. By afternoon, it’s a beast. The following days, Monday the 13th and Tuesday the 14th, stay solid with 6ft to 8ft SW groundswells and clean conditions, but the wind is fresh and the energy is strong. This whole stretch from Sunday to Tuesday is really only for the experts – the swell is consistently over 5ft and often over 8ft.
Things drop off mid-week on the 15th and 16th as the wind turns onshore and nasty – surf quality is poor. We have a quiet run through the 17th as well.
Now, here’s the standout. Don’t sleep on Saturday, July 18th. Morning and afternoon both serve up clean conditions with a light offshore breeze and a solid 5ft SW swell (992 energy dropping to 687 energy). That’s a beautiful window – clean, punchy, and manageable for a lot of surfers. A classic mid-winter session.
The tail end of the forecast has a couple of highlights too. Wednesday, July 23rd, is looking like a sneaky good day for the experienced surfer. The morning brings a 6ft SW groundswell with a very long 17-second period and 2093 energy – that’s some proper ocean energy. The wind is gentle offshore, so it’ll be clean, but that long period means it could be a bit straight at a beach break. Here at Bells, being a reef and point, it’s going to handle that beautifully. The afternoon holds at 7ft with similar conditions. That’s the best in the second week, but it’s further out, so keep an eye on it.
Overall, the first week has a clear best bet on Friday the 10th and Saturday the 18th for the all-rounder. The big stuff from the 12th to the 14th is for the chargers only.
Crowds can be an issue here, especially when it’s good, so plan accordingly.
Stay wet, stay heavy.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 823 | 471 | 355 | 661 | 421 | 313 | 206 | 134 | 125 | 248 | 1665 | 3877 | 1099 | 1420 | 1521 | 2699 | 4123 | 3216 | 6872 | 1785 | 1297 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:34AM1.65m | 5:18PM1.75m | 6:28AM1.69m | 5:54PM1.70m | 7:30AM1.71m | 6:39PM1.65m | 8:40AM1.74m | 7:35PM1.61m | 9:55AM1.78m | 8:45PM1.58m | 11:07AM1.84m | 10:05PM1.58m | 12:09PM1.92m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15PM0.38m | 11:21AM0.70m | 11:54PM0.30m | 12:10PM0.81m | 00:39AM0.22m | 1:09PM0.92m | 1:34AM0.17m | 2:18PM1.01m | 2:38AM0.14m | 3:38PM1.04m | 3:48AM0.11m | 4:58PM0.99m | 4:59AM0.08m | 6:08PM0.88m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 823 | 471 | 355 | 661 | 421 | 313 | 206 | 134 | 125 | 248 | 1665 | 1968 | 1099 | 1420 | 1521 | 2699 | 4123 | 3216 | 2263 | 1785 | 1297 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 12 | SW 20 | S 17 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 19 | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 13 | 134 | 51 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 184 | — | — | 81 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | SW 13 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | SW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 3877 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 6872 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 329 | 336 | 555 | 555 | 578 | 32 | 535 | 656 | 0 | 329 | 329 | 358 | 230 | 76 |
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