Surf forecast · Australia · Victoria
Surf forecast Bells Beach today
Waves, swell and wind at Bells Beach (Victoria, Australia) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun onshore.
Bells Beach surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 19:00–20:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 0.8 m · 9 s ↑SW | 18–40 km/h ↑SSW onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.3 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 0.8 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 22–45 km/h ↑SSW cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 1.4 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 0.9 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 16–35 km/h ↑SW cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.2 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 1.0 m · 5 s ↑SSW | 16–31 km/h ↑W cross-shore |
| 09:00 | 1.2 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 1.0 m · 6 s ↑SSW | 18–38 km/h ↑W cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.4 m · 8 s ↑SW | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑SW | 20–49 km/h ↑W cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.4 m · 8 s ↑SW | 1.2 m · 7 s ↑SW | 18–46 km/h ↑WSW cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 1.5 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑SW | 17–41 km/h ↑WSW cross-shore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 16:00–19:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.1 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑SW | 12–22 km/h ↑WNW cross-shore |
| 09:00 | 1.1 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑SW | 12–28 km/h ↑W cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.1 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑SW | 10–28 km/h ↑WSW cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 11–27 km/h ↑WSW cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 0.9 m · 6 s ↑SSW | 7–19 km/h ↑E light wind |
Wednesday 28 October
Fun Best window 13:00–16:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 0.9 m · 6 s ↑SSW | 15–28 km/h ↑WNW cross-shore |
| 09:00 | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 19–40 km/h ↑WNW cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 1.2 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 23–50 km/h ↑W cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.5 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 1.3 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 18–40 km/h ↑WSW cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 1.6 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 1.5 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 18–42 km/h ↑W cross-shore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sun 12:00 local time · updated 2026-10-25 01:11 UTC
Waves map around Bells Beach
Open the waves map centred on Bells Beach
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Bells Beach today?
- Fun: waves 1.1 m at 7 s from SSW, swell 0.8 m · 9 s SW (Sun 12:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Bells Beach?
- Wind 18 km/h from SSW: onshore for a beach facing SSE.
- When is the best time to surf Bells Beach today?
- 19:00–20:00 (fun, cross-shore)
- How warm is the water at Bells Beach?
- 16.3 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Jan Juc 3 km · 13th Beach 19 km · Gunnamatta 49 km · Cape Woolamai 94 km · Clifton Beach 581 km · Middleton 588 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Bells Beach, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.