Bells Beach - Bowl surf break

Bells Beach - Bowl surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 27 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
15.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


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 Thursday (Nov 27) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Bells Beach - Bowl in the next 12 days are 1.6m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 29) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Nov 27) at 11AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11PM (Thu 27th Nov)4ft (1.2m) 9s
Best Surf 8PM (Fri 28th Nov)4.5ft (1.4m) 12s
Most Powerful 8AM (Sat 29th Nov)5ft (1.6m) 13s

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 Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
3
2
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1.6
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SW
1.7
S
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)8811111212131312111191091271514131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)112343359443517699755560822256180151106967226320919814010350
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
20
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
5
WNW
20
SSW
30
SW
15
W
25
W
25
W
20
NW
15
WNW
10
SSW
25
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:30PM
1.48
5:25AM
1.84
5:10PM
1.47
5:57AM
1.78
5:59PM
1.47
6:33AM
1.72
7:01PM
1.49
7:14AM
1.65
8:16PM
1.54
8:02AM
1.59
9:37PM
1.64
9:00AM
1.54
10:54PM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:06AM
0.73
10:41PM
0.38
11:40AM
0.72
11:18PM
0.46
12:17PM
0.69
12:02AM
0.57
12:59PM
0.63
12:57AM
0.69
1:49PM
0.53
2:06AM
0.82
2:46PM
0.42
3:28AM
0.90
3:49PM
0.29
4:51AM
0.93
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Sunrise5:54--5:54--5:52--5:52--5:52--5:52--5:52--
Sunset-8:25--8:27--8:28--8:29--8:30--8:30--8:31-
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1---3----3-5952-----
Temp. °C141515171914151614141614121111141413141714
Feels °C (?)8101113161111998119898777121513
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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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Bells Beach - Bowl is 26 km (16 miles) from the city of Geelong. If you plan a holiday in Torquay, look for hotels and other accommodation in Geelong. Geelong has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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