Bells Beach

Brisbane, Australia

Visibility is 0.3 km. Fog or rain can hide other surfers and the horizon. Be careful in the water.

Right now

Conditions at 5:00 AM Australian Eastern Standard Time.

Poor

Flat (0.2 m) at 3 s, heading toward SSW, with moderate cross-onshore wind toward NNE.

Swell

0.2 m

SSW

3 s

Wind

7 km/h

NNE

Cross-onshore

Tide

1.2 m

Falling

Weather

15 °C

Partly cloudy

21 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Sunday, September 20, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

SSW

2 km/h · 4 km/h gusts

WSW

Cross-shore

1.2 m

Clear · 17 °C

1 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

SSW

0 km/h · 3 km/h gusts

E

Cross-shore

1.3 m

Clear · 16 °C

2 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

SSW

1 km/h · 2 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

1.4 m

Clear · 15 °C

3 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 3 s

SSW

2 km/h · 4 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

1.4 m

Clear · 15 °C

4 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 3 s

SW

5 km/h · 7 km/h gusts

NNE

Onshore

1.3 m

Mostly clear · 14 °C

5 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

SSW

7 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

NNE

Onshore

1.2 m

Partly cloudy · 15 °C

6 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

SSW

8 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

NNE

Onshore

1 m

Overcast · 15 °C

7 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

SSW

8 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

N

Onshore

0.9 m

Overcast · 16 °C

8 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

SSW

6 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

N

Onshore

0.8 m

Mostly clear · 19 °C

9 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

SSW

4 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

NNW

Onshore

0.8 m

Clear · 21 °C

10 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

SSW

3 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

W

Cross-shore

0.9 m

Clear · 23 °C

11 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

SSW

6 km/h · 19 km/h gusts

SW

Cross-shore

1.1 m

Clear · 25 °C

12 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

SSW

8 km/h · 23 km/h gusts

WSW

Cross-shore

1.3 m

Clear · 25 °C

1 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

SSW

10 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

WSW

Cross-shore

1.6 m

Clear · 25 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

SW

11 km/h · 28 km/h gusts

WSW

Cross-shore

1.8 m

Mostly clear · 24 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

WSW

12 km/h · 28 km/h gusts

WSW

Cross-shore

1.9 m

Clear · 23 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

W

12 km/h · 29 km/h gusts

SW

Cross-shore

2 m

Clear · 23 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

W

10 km/h · 27 km/h gusts

SSW

Offshore

1.9 m

Clear · 21 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

W

11 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

SSW

Offshore

1.6 m

Clear · 20 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

W

11 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

S

Offshore

1.4 m

Clear · 19 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

WSW

10 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

S

Offshore

1.2 m

Clear · 19 °C

9 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

SW

9 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

1 m

Clear · 18 °C

10 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

SSW

9 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

0.9 m

Clear · 18 °C

11 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

SSW

9 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

0.9 m

Clear · 18 °C

Nearby spots

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