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Bells Beach

Victoria, Australia
🪨Rocks🦈Sharks🌀Strong rips

Bells Beach is Australian surfing's spiritual home—a powerful right-hand point break carved into the dramatic sandstone cliffs of Victoria's Great Ocean Road. Home to the world's longest-running professional surf contest (since 1962), Bells delivers cold-water power in the form of long, bowling walls that demand committed rail surfing. The famous "Ring the Bell" trophy ceremony and the clifftop amphitheater atmosphere make competition days electric. When autumn and winter groundswells from the Southern Ocean combine with rare northerly winds, Bells transforms into one of the world's premier right-handers.

10-Day Forecast
Mon
22
64
Fair
1.1m
@15s
8km/h
Tue
23
49
Fair
1.2m
@15s
18km/h
Wed
24
51
Fair
1.2m
@14s
11km/h
Thu
25
51
Fair
1.1m
@14s
8km/h
Fri
26
58
Fair
1.0m
@14s
5km/h
Sat
27
73
Good
1.3m
@15s
6km/h
Sun
28
75
Good
1.3m
@15s
8km/h
Mon
29
44
Poor
0.8m
@14s
16km/h
Tue
30
38
Poor
0.7m
@15s
20km/h
Wed
1
30
Poor
0.6m
@15s
21km/h

Today's Conditions

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Swell
1.1m
SSW(210°)
Score: 9/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 23/25
Wind
8km/h
WNW(292°)
Score: 18/25
Weather
10°C
0.0mm39%
Secondary Swell
0.1mESE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 6 km/h WNW|PM: 8 km/h WNW
Similar wind — afternoon has better tide for this spot
High tide at 4pm (1.0m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

4:16 am
High tide - 0.69m
9:51 am
Low tide - -0.84m
4:35 pm
High tide - 0.97m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

64
Fair
Components
Swell Direction18/25
Swell Size9/25
Swell Period23/25
Wind18/25
Raw Score68/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-7
🌊 Tide+3
Adjusted Score64/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score64
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊 Mostly in the tide window
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (220°)
Direction range
190° - 260°
Size range
1m - 4m
Ideal size
3.1m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
N (0°)
Offshore range
315° - 45°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid to high
Optimal range
0.6m - 1.8m

Water temp

14°C

Wetsuit

4/3mm fullsuit

Difficulty

7/10

Crowd level

7/10

Best Season

Peak: Mar-Oct

Autumn-Spring. Big SW swells.

Getting There

Airport
MEL
Drive time
90 min
Data quality
verified

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