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Bell Block Reef Surf Photo: 'Carving it up' by Mike

Lat Long: 39.02° S 174.14° E

Issued: 11 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bell Block Reef sea temperature is

15.9° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Bell Block Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	E		WSW	W
	16 s	cross- off		16 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 September at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bell Block Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ENE		WSW	WNW
	16 s	cross- off		16 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 September at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bell Block Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NNE		WSW	NW
	16 s	cross		16 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 September at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bell Block Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NW		WSW	NW
	17 s	glass		17 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 September at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bell Block Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW		WSW
	18 s	cross		18 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 September at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bell Block Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW		WSW
	18 s	cross		18 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 September at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bell Block Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE		WSW
	17 s	glass		17 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 September at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bell Block Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NE		WSW
	17 s	cross		17 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 September at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bell Block Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NNE		WSW
	17 s	cross		17 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 September at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bell Block Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NE		WSW
	17 s	cross		17 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 September at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bell Block Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	N		WSW
	16 s	cross- on		16 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 September at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bell Block Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NNW		WSW
	16 s	cross- on		16 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 September at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bell Block Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NW	NNW	WSW
	16 s	on	4 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 September at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bell Block Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NW	NNW	WSW
	16 s	on	4 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 September at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bell Block Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NW	NNW	WSW
	15 s	on	4 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 September at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bell Block Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NNW		WSW
	15 s	on		15 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 September at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bell Block Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WNW		WSW
	15 s	on		15 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 September at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bell Block Reef around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 53 minutes before high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 2.8m (9.2 ft). Range 3.87m (12.7 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Bell Block Reef Surf Photo: 'Carving it up' by Mike

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Photo taken at: 6:58 am 4 Sep 2021