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 08 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 14.7° 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 Sunday (Nov 09) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.0m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 1.3m and 11s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 20s is also forecast. 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 3.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 12) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Nov 15) at 2AM.

Wave Type	Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	11PM (Sun 9th Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m) 11s
Best Surf	11PM (Sun 9th Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m) 11s
Most Powerful	8PM (Wed 12th Nov)	11ft (3.5m) 13s

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

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	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.										Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
		Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Sat 15
	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	3	1	2	2	0	0	3	1	3	3	3	2	3	1	0	1	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	12	11	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	320	247	541	1017	386	1656	365	679	795	531	706	1338	1144	2960	3151	1572	665	553	437	206	149
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	SSW	W	WNW	SW	W	SW	SW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	W	SW	SSW	E	E	ENE	WNW	WSW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	2:58AM 2.25		2:33PM 1.83	3:44AM 2.23		3:21PM 1.85	4:28AM 2.15		4:10PM 1.81		5:12AM 2.04	5:01PM 1.73		5:57AM 1.91	5:56PM 1.63		6:41AM 1.77	6:58PM 1.52		7:29AM 1.65
Low Tide / height (m)	8:09PM -0.15	9:02AM 0.58		8:58PM -0.17	9:47AM 0.56		9:46PM -0.11	10:32AM 0.56		10:33PM 0.02	11:18AM 0.57		11:20PM 0.21	12:07PM 0.60		12:09AM 0.42	1:01PM 0.63		1:02AM 0.62	1:59PM 0.65

		Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Sat 15
Sunrise	-	6:07	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:01	-
Sunset	-	-	8:06	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:08	-	-	8:09	-	-	8:10	-	-	8:13

Rain (mm)	1	1	-	-	-	1	5	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	13	14	14	15	16	11	11	13	12	14	18	15	15	18	14	13	15	13	20	21
Feels °C (?)	5	8	9	8	10	12	8	3	5	6	7	13	11	9	13	9	10	11	9	16	17

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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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