Coastguard / sea rescue000

Emergency · Australia

En mer : VHF canal 16 · demander Police, Fire ou Ambulance au 000

The beach can be dangerous. Wind, swell, tides and access can change quickly. Keep a way back and check official notices.

In immediate danger, contact the official emergency services. Mareloa does not replace emergency services or local signs.

Sources : Australian Maritime Safety Authority · Triple Zero

Emergency

Emergency · Australia

000Coastguard / sea rescue

En mer : VHF canal 16 · demander Police, Fire ou Ambulance au 000

The beach can be dangerous. Wind, swell, tides and access can change quickly. Keep a way back and check official notices.

In immediate danger, contact the official emergency services. Mareloa does not replace emergency services or local signs.

Sources : Australian Maritime Safety Authority · Triple Zero

Bells Beach, VictoriaBellbrae

Coastguard / sea rescue000

Emergency · Australia

En mer : VHF canal 16 · demander Police, Fire ou Ambulance au 000

The beach can be dangerous. Wind, swell, tides and access can change quickly. Keep a way back and check official notices.

In immediate danger, contact the official emergency services. Mareloa does not replace emergency services or local signs.

Sources : Australian Maritime Safety Authority · Triple Zero

Emergency

Emergency · Australia

000Coastguard / sea rescue

En mer : VHF canal 16 · demander Police, Fire ou Ambulance au 000

The beach can be dangerous. Wind, swell, tides and access can change quickly. Keep a way back and check official notices.

In immediate danger, contact the official emergency services. Mareloa does not replace emergency services or local signs.

Sources : Australian Maritime Safety Authority · Triple Zero

Bells Beach, Victoria

Near Bellbrae · 4.2 km

6 beaches near this one

The filter combines documented spots and physically favourable beaches; it does not describe today's conditions.

Surf mode

Surf

Prequalified local profile and modelled physical conditions. This mode does not certify the required ability or safety.

My Surf preferences

They reorder windows on this device without certifying your ability.

Declared levelBoardUnitsPreferred offshore swell

Documented surf spot

Orientation: SE · 135°
Swell sector: 150–240°
Break type: Reef break
Seabed: Mixed

Review8/29/2026 · 76 %

Limitations : Document review of public sources, without real-time field validation. Access, restrictions and conditions can change.

Profile sources · 3

Practical information

Tide

NowTide unavailable—

Next eventTide curve unavailable—

Tide curve unavailable

The tide remains visible, but no temperature forecast can be shown.

Surface: Sandrecorded by the source · Source record 9/16/2026 · Open source
Shore orientation: 135°Source record 8/29/2026 · Open source
Length: 370 mSource record 9/16/2026 · Open source
Cliffs nearby: 0 mSource record 9/16/2026 · Open source
Shade features nearby: Cliff · TreesNearby, does not guarantee shade on the beach.recorded by the source · Source record 9/16/2026 · Open source
Horizon (relief): N 13° · NE 8° · E 0° · SE 0° · S 0° · SW 5° · W 12° · NW 14°Relief only, excludes vegetation and buildings.Source record 9/16/2026 · Open source

Sun and shore orientation

October 18, 2026 · Estimated times · local time

Sunrise

06:34 AM

Sun on the seaward side

Sunset

07:41 PM

Sun on the landward side

Calculation method

Wind on the beach

Not provided

Bathing supervision

Not supervised, according to the source (according to OpenStreetMap)

lifeguard=no; supervised=no

Recorded on 9/27/2026 · Open source · Licence

© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0

Hours may change: check the signage and flags on site.

Do you know this beach?

These answers come from visitors, not from a source we cite. They describe the place, not today's conditions.

Is the beach easy to reach?

More documented characteristics

Distance to town: 4.2 kmSource record 9/11/2026 · Open source
Shore axis: 55°Source record 9/16/2026 · Open source

Practical information recorded by the source

This information is source-recorded and may not describe the current situation.

Nearby services: toilets 1recorded by the source · Source record 9/16/2026 · Open source
Showers nearby: 66 mSource record 9/27/2026 · Open source
Accessible toilets: Yesrecorded by the source · Source record 9/16/2026 · Open source

Practical facilities

Mapped within 1,000 m of the beach reference point, as the crow flies.

Mapped facilities describe the source record; availability, opening and access can change.

Toilets, showers and water

2

Shower
132 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Mapped point
Source · Data from Sep 27, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Toilets
135 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Wheelchair access
Yes
Mapped point
Source · Data from Sep 18, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
Source details
Retrieved Sep 19, 2026
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Access and accessibility

—

Not documented.

Public transport and bikes

—

Not documented.

Parking

4

Car park
113 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.
Source · Data from Sep 18, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
Source details
Retrieved Sep 19, 2026
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Car park
247 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Fee
No
Access
Yes
Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.
Source · Data from Sep 18, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
Source details
Retrieved Sep 19, 2026
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Car park
582 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.
Source · Data from Sep 18, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
Source details
Retrieved Sep 19, 2026
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Car park
596 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.
Source · Data from Sep 18, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
Source details
Retrieved Sep 19, 2026
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Show catalogue context

Local area: Victoriarecorded by the source · Source record 8/27/2026 · Open source
Catalogue record: Mapped beachrecorded by the source · Source record 8/27/2026 · Open source
Coast: Southern OceanSource record 8/27/2026 · Open source
Water body: OceanSource record 8/27/2026 · Open source

Today’s windows

Calculated at 08:27 AM

shore gatheringCheck first08:27 AM – 11:27 AM

shore gathering

Check first

08:27 AM – 11:27 AM

Confidence 25 % · rules coast-v5

coastal walkCheck first10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

coastal walk

Check first

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5

family beach timeCheck first02:00 PM – 05:00 PM

family beach time

Check first

02:00 PM – 05:00 PM

Confidence 0 % · rules coast-v5

photographyCheck first05:56 PM – 07:56 PM

photography

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05:56 PM – 07:56 PM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5

sunsetCheck first07:11 PM – 08:41 PM

sunset

Check first

07:11 PM – 08:41 PM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5

beach runCheck first08:00 AM – 09:30 AM

beach run

Check first

08:00 AM – 09:30 AM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5

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Discovery score: distance, available annual classification and catalogue quality. It is neither real-time health advice nor a safety conclusion.

Seven-day tide

Modelled tidal range · source reference

Tide calendar

Tide and currents

Reflex

A baïne is a hollow in the sand filled with water that can create a current pulling out to sea: even a strong swimmer cannot fight it. Reflex: swim parallel to the shore to get out of it, never straight against it.

Source: SNSM (Sauveteurs en Mer)

Did you know

A sandbank can look stable and then be surrounded by the sea within minutes: between 1 May and 1 August 2025, CROSS Gris-Nez recorded 38 people cut off by the tide, notably around the Somme bay.

Source: Préfecture maritime de la Manche et de la mer du Nord

Did you know

In the Mont-Saint-Michel bay, the sea can rise by about 6 km/h: it is best never to venture in alone, and always to cross the bay with a guide.

Source: Normandie Tourisme

The place in pictures

View on Google Maps ↗

Bells Beach VIC 3228, Australia — Bells Beach VIC 3228, Australia - panoramioPhoto Syahnaz Abdullah · CC BY 3.0 · source

Sources and method

Tide heights: Heights retain the vertical reference supplied by the source and are not an official hydrographic zero.
Sea temperature and conditions: Temperature and conditions come from a limited-resolution coastal model, not an observation at the beach. Do not use for navigation or to conclude that bathing is safe.
Beach characteristics: These place characteristics are recorded from the linked sources. They describe the place, not current conditions.

Source & freshness

OpenStreetMap contributors — named natural=beach snapshot, Open Database LicenceAging

Official catalogue · Bathing water quality

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

GeoNames gazetteer (cities500) — CC BY 4.0Fresh

Additional source

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

© OpenStreetMap contributors — OSM database base 2026-09-15T20:20:37Z; offline reviewed snapshot, ODbLFresh

Catalogue review

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

© OpenStreetMap contributors — OSM database base 2026-09-27T16:01:21Z; offline reviewed snapshot (companion profile), ODbLFresh

Catalogue review

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

Copernicus DEM GLO-30 -- (c) DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; distributed via the AWS Open Data Registry (bucket copernicus-dem-30m).Fresh

Additional source

Method and source ↗

Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. et Airbus DS, fourni par l'UE et l'ESAFresh

Copernicus DEM (elevation)

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

NOAA OISST v2.1 (NOAA PSL)Fresh

NOAA OISST (sea temperature)

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

© contributeurs OpenStreetMap (ODbL)Fresh

OpenStreetMap (coastline layout)

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

Tydal editorial desk — Surf beach physical favorability method; reviewed shore orientation from international-v2Fresh

Catalogue review

Method and source ↗

Australian Maritime Safety Authority — Search and RescueUnavailable

Administrative directory

Method and source ↗

© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0Fresh

Bathing supervision (open data)

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

Weather temporarily unavailable: recommendations are degraded.

Tide unavailable: the activities stay unknown.

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Modelled data and this estimate do not replace an official source. Mareloa is not a navigation tool.