Bells Beach
Surf Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia
- No lifeguards listed
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Best: 3 pm to 4 pm, sunset 7:48 pm6.0
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
5.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
6.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
7.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
7.0
28 km/h17 mph wind, Great
7.4
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great
7.5
28 km/h17 mph wind, Great
7.3
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great
7.1
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great
5.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
6.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3.0
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
3.0
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 3 pm to 4 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 25°C76°F
- Water
- 17°C63°F
- Wind
- 2516 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 3119 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.0 m3 ft
- UV
- 6 high
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 6%
- Sunset
- 7:48 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 9 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
- Low 3 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
- High 10 am, 0.5 m2 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
Facilities
- LifeguardNone listed
- Restrooms110 m350 ft away
- Showers110 m340 ft away
- Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 80 m250 ft. Listed as free
- Picnic tables60 m180 ft away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 4.6 km2.9 miBellbrae (village)
- Nearest airport
- 40 km25 miAvalon Airport (AVV)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Southside Beach1.2 km0.8 mi south-west away7.3 Great
- Southside Clothing Optional (nudist) Beach1.3 km0.8 mi south-west away7.3 Great
- Princess Street (Steps/Boobs)1.9 km1.2 mi north-east away7.3 Great
- Princes Street2.5 km1.6 mi north-east away7.4 Great
- Addiscot Beach3.0 km1.8 mi south-west away7.3 Great
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 80%
- Sun1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 100%
- Mon5.6 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 45%
- Tue5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 31%
- Wed5.9 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 16%
- Thu5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 4%