Surf Forecasts:
Bells Beach - Bowl surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 13 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 15 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period, WSW swell with 7,738 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 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 Wednesday (Jul 08) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 16s period. 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 4.0m 15s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Wed 15th Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl over the next 16 days.
G’day, Rusty here. Let’s break down what we’ve got coming through for Bells Beach. It’s gonna be a ride with a few slow patches, but there’s a couple of moments that’ll fire up proper.
Things start off pretty slow. Wednesday (8 July) is nothing to write home about. We’ve got a small 4ft groundswell out of the SW, but the wind is messy and it’s just not happening. Water temp is about 58°F, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year.
Thursday and Friday are lean. Swell drops below 3ft, and even though the winds are light and clean, there’s just no grunt. You’d be floating for hours. Saturday (11 July) is a write-off with a strong breeze.
Sunday the 12th, a solid pulse arrives. Expect 5ft of SW swell in the morning with a clean offshore wind from the WNW – that’s a good sign. The period is a bit short, but there’s moderate wave energy. The wind will be pumping though. This swell builds into Monday and Tuesday (13 & 14 July). Monday morning sees a 6ft SW groundswell with a 16-second period and a fresh offshore breeze. That’s some serious poke, and the combined swell energy is into the strong range. Tuesday morning is the real standout: a 8ft SSW groundswell, still with a 16-second period, and a fresh offshore wind. The energy is very strong. This is expert territory – big, powerful, and not for the faint of heart. That long-period groundswell will run down the point reef beautifully, but it’s going to demand respect. Expect crowds out at the Bowl.
The window crashes on Wednesday (15 July) with the wind swinging onshore, creating lumpy junk. Thursday (16 July) is even worse.
Friday the 17th is another absolute beauty. A 5ft SW groundswell with a 17-second period, and the wind goes dead calm in the morning – glassy as polished glass. The wave energy is strong. This is a magic session waiting to happen. Clean, powerful, and no wind. Saturday (18th) still has clean conditions with a smaller but fun 4ft swell.
The last week is ordinary. A bit of small swell with offshore winds around the 19th and 20th, but not much energy. Then it gets lumpy and big on the 21st with strong crosswinds. The 22nd and 23rd see a massive 12ft southerly swell, but with a short period and a choppy cross-onshore wind. That’s gonna be a messy, blown-out thing at a beach break – maybe better for kite surfing.
Best bets: the offshore mornings on Monday and Tuesday (13 & 14 July) for the big-wave crew, and that glassy Friday morning (17 July) for a session to remember. The rest is a mixed bag of wait-and-see.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 989 | 1351 | 823 | 471 | 355 | 661 | 421 | 313 | 206 | 134 | 123 | 860 | 874 | 899 | 1018 | 1738 | 2014 | 1752 | 2750 | 2066 | 7738 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:47PM1.79m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38AM0.59m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 989 | 1351 | 823 | 471 | 355 | 661 | 421 | 313 | 206 | 134 | 123 | 860 | 874 | 899 | 1018 | 1738 | 2014 | 1752 | 2750 | 2066 | 1932 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 18 | — | ESE 12 | SW 20 | S 17 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SSW 12 | — | SW 20 | — | SW 20 | SSW 18 | S 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 251 | 96 | — | 13 | 134 | 51 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 250 | — | 104 | — | 98 | 751 | 78 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 136 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7738 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 329 | 34 | 329 | 555 | 535 | 535 | 656 | 6 | 0 | 574 | 535 | 615 |
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