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Bells Beach

Queensland, Australia

Bells Beach 1 photo

  • Pavlos fishing at Hayes Inlet

    Pavlos fishing at Hayes Inlet. Stephan Ridgway from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 6 am to 9 am, sunset 6:00 pm
6 am
5.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
7 am
5.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.0
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.4
20 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.3
23 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Bells Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
21°C70°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
2214 km/hmph NE
Gusts
2918 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
79%
Sunset
6:00 pm
Today
3.8Poor6 am138
3.8Poor7 am1610
3.7Poor8 am1912
3.8Poor9 am159
3.1Poor10 am117
4.2Fair11 am85
3.8Poor12 pm159
3.7Poor1 pm2012
3.6Poor2 pm2013
3.5Poor3 pm2214
3.8Poor4 pm2214
4.0Fair5 pm2314
Sat
5.7Good6 am1610
5.5Good7 am1610
5.2Fair8 am1610
4.7Fair9 am1811
4.0Fair10 am2415
3.8Poor11 am2113
2.8Poor12 pm2012
3.1Poor1 pm2113
3.4Poor2 pm2013
3.3Poor3 pm2214
3.3Poor4 pm2315
3.3Poor5 pm2314
3.3Poor6 pm2214
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 am, -0.7 m. High at 6 am, 1.2 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.6 mLow 12 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 6 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • Low 12 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 6 am, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 53%
  • Tue8.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 41%
  • Wed7.5 GreatBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 51%
  • Thu8.2 GreatBest 5 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 23%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms120 m400 ft away
  • Drinking water230 m770 ft away
  • Parking15 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 200 m660 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink8 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground250 m830 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
110 m350 ft
Nearest town
4 km2.5 miRedcliffe (town)
Nearest airport
30 km19 miTangalooma Airport (TAN)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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