Surf Forecasts:
Bells Beach - Bowl surf forecast from 18 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 23 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 21 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period, SW swell with 2,494 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 19 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s 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 Saturday (Sep 19) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 14s. 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 2.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 21) at 1PM. 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 Sunday (Sep 20) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sat 19th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Wed 23rd Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Mon 21st Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1289 | 915 | 701 | 480 | 558 | 760 | 482 | 2200 | 2010 | 2007 | 1748 | 1546 | 2325 | 1589 | 886 | 493 | 323 | 253 | 208 | 128 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:42AM1.81m | 4:15PM1.67m | 5:18AM1.70m | 4:44PM1.58m | 6:00AM1.59m | 5:15PM1.49m | 6:51AM1.50m | 5:54PM1.39m | 8:02AM1.43m | 7:00PM1.30m | 9:27AM1.42m | 8:53PM1.28m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09PM0.23m | 10:34AM0.72m | 10:42PM0.31m | 11:07AM0.82m | 11:17PM0.41m | 11:44AM0.92m | 11:57PM0.52m | 12:33PM1.01m | 00:49AM0.62m | 1:52PM1.07m | 2:03AM0.70m | 3:38PM1.03m | 3:36AM0.73m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1289 | 915 | 701 | 480 | 558 | 760 | 482 | 639 | 1931 | 2007 | 1748 | 1546 | 2325 | 1589 | 886 | 493 | 323 | 253 | 208 | 128 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 661 | — | 66 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 18 | — | — | — | 59 | 190 | 127 | 174 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | N 3 | NW 4 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — | ESE 4 | — | ENE 7 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 23 | 2200 | 2010 | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | 4 | — | 10 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 200 | 11 | 33 | 189 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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