Bells Beach - Bowl Surf Forecast

/ VIC – Torquay (29 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (38.37° S 144.28° E)

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Bells Beach - Bowl surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 15 Nov 2025 AEDT

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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 14.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 16) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Bells Beach - Bowl in the next 12 days are 3.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 20) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Nov 22) at 11PM.

Wave Type	Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	2AM (Sun 16th Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m) 10s
Best Surf	5AM (Thu 20th Nov)	11ft (3.5m) 12s
Most Powerful	5AM (Thu 20th Nov)	11ft (3.5m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).										Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
		Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Sat 22
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	2	1	3	3	1	0	2	1	0	3	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	10	17	16	8	9	10	11	11	12	12	12	11	12	15	15	15	14	14	13	12	12
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	106	75	68	355	388	943	1714	366	343	497	441	418	2928	1466	1571	1206	834	692	382	251	218
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	W	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	S	S	SE	SE	SSE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)	8:12PM 1.44	8:20AM 1.54		9:37PM 1.44	9:18AM 1.45		10:57PM 1.50	10:18AM 1.40		11:58PM 1.61	11:16AM 1.39		12:46AM 1.71	12:06PM 1.41		1:27AM 1.81	12:51PM 1.44		2:04AM 1.88	1:32PM 1.48
Low Tide / height (m)	2:06AM 0.80		3:02PM 0.64	3:25AM 0.92		4:04PM 0.60	4:50AM 0.96		4:59PM 0.54		6:01AM 0.93	5:47PM 0.47		6:54AM 0.88	6:30PM 0.39		7:37AM 0.83	7:10PM 0.33		8:15AM 0.78	7:49PM 0.28

		Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Sat 22
Sunrise	-	6:01	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56	-
Sunset	-	-	8:14	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:16	-	-	8:17	-	-	8:19	-	-	8:20

Rain (mm)	-	-	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	15	16	12	12	16	15	15	20	17	15	16	14	13	13	12	11	12	12	12	14
Feels °C (?)	11	10	10	6	7	12	10	10	15	13	10	11	10	8	7	7	7	7	8	8	10

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The above surf forecast table for Bells Beach - Bowl provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 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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