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Bells Beach - Rincon

Lat Long: 38.37° S 144.28° E

Bells Beach - Rincon Surf Photo: 'Backhand Bells' by Cees

Issued: 9 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bells Beach - Rincon sea temperature is

13.6° C

0.4°

Bells Beach - Rincon 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
	SW	S		SW
	16 s	glass		16 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 July at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bells Beach - Rincon around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE		SW
	16 s	glass		16 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 July at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bells Beach - Rincon around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	N		SW
	16 s	glass		16 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 July at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bells Beach - Rincon around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NW		SW
	16 s	off		16 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 July at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bells Beach - Rincon around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NW		SW
	16 s	off		16 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 July at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bells Beach - Rincon around the time the photo was taken

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

Open ocean wave model on 21 July at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bells Beach - Rincon around the time the photo was taken

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

Open ocean wave model on 21 July at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bells Beach - Rincon around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W	W	SW
	17 s	cross- off	4 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 July at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bells Beach - Rincon around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WNW		SW
	17 s	off		17 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 July at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bells Beach - Rincon around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NW		SW
	17 s	off		17 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 July at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bells Beach - Rincon around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WNW		SW
	17 s	cross- off		17 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 July at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bells Beach - Rincon around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W		SW
	17 s	cross- off		17 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 July at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bells Beach - Rincon around the time the photo was taken

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

Open ocean wave model on 22 July at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bells Beach - Rincon around the time the photo was taken

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

Open ocean wave model on 22 July at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bells Beach - Rincon around the time the photo was taken

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

Open ocean wave model on 22 July at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bells Beach - Rincon around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		SW
	15 s	glass		15 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 July at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bells Beach - Rincon around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	S		SW
	15 s	glass		15 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 July at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bells Beach - Rincon around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 39 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.4m (4.5 ft). Range 2.34m (7.7 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Bells Beach - Rincon Surf Photo: 'Backhand Bells' by Cees

A day when the whole coast had waves....surfed Cathedrals earlier on in the day.

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User: Cees (2 photos)

Country: Australia (2655 photos)

Photo taken at: 4:05 pm 21 Jul 2012