Today in Australia · Sat 31 Oct

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Bells Beach · Torquay / Surf Coast

7/10
Best window
11-12 AEDT
Waves
4-5 ft 1.2-1.6 m
Period
12 s SW
Wind
offshore NNW 18 km/h
Tide
mid rising high 03:34 · low 09:10 · high 15:11 · low 21:20

Go 11-12, clean chest-shoulder, offshore NNW (experts).

For advanced only · powerful reef, cold water, strong currents

  • Sun 1 Nov6/1007-09 · 4-5 ft · offshore
  • Mon 2 Nov4/1012-15 · 5-7 ft · cross-onshore
  • Tue 3 Nov2/1007-11 · 5-7 ft · cross-onshore

Raw Open-Meteo waves, 0.15 m average error vs the Apollo Bay buoy (IMOS) over the last 30 days. No correction yet: it did not win on unseen days.

Updated Fri 19:56 AEDT · 5 areas, one flagship break each

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Snapper Rocks · Gold Coast

6/10
Best window
05-08 AEST
Waves
3-4 ft 0.8-1.1 m
Period
11 s SE
Wind
glassy NNE 4 km/h
Tide
low rising low 04:19 · high 11:21 · low 18:30 · high 23:56

Worth it 05-08, clean waist-chest, glassy.

For intermediate+ · very crowded, strong current along the Superbank

  • Sun 1 Nov1/1005-09 · 2-3 ft · cross-shore
  • Mon 2 Nov1/1014-18 · 2-3 ft · cross-shore
  • Tue 3 Nov1/1005-09 · 2-2 ft · offshore

Wave height corrected on the Gold Coast buoy (Queensland DES): error 0.09 m vs 0.27 m raw on 2026-08-31 to 2026-10-29, days the model never saw.

Margaret River Main Break · Margaret River

4/10
Best window
05-08 AWST
Waves
6-8 ft 1.9-2.6 m
Period
12 s W
Wind
cross-offshore NNE 20 km/h
Tide
mid falling low 11:30 · high 23:00

Marginal 05-08: average, overhead, cross-offshore NNE.

For advanced only · heavy reef, big swell, sharks

  • Sun 1 Nov2/1005-09 · 10-13 ft · cross-onshore
  • Mon 2 Nov1/1005-09 · 9-12 ft · onshore
  • Tue 3 Nov2/1015-19 · 7-10 ft · cross-shore

Raw Open-Meteo waves, 0.27 m average error vs the Cape Naturaliste buoy (WA Transport) over the last 30 days. No correction yet: not enough buoy history yet to train one.

Manly Beach · Sydney northern beaches

3/10
Best window
06-10 AEDT
Waves
5-6 ft 1.4-2.0 m
Period
12 s ESE
Wind
cross-shore NNE 12 km/h
Tide
mid rising high 00:24 · low 05:50 · high 12:31 · low 19:41

Marginal 06-10: average, head-high, cross-shore NNE.

For all levels · rips, crowds

  • Sun 1 Nov3/1006-08 · 3-4 ft · offshore
  • Mon 2 Nov4/1006-08 · 3-4 ft · glassy
  • Tue 3 Nov1/1006-10 · 3-4 ft · cross-shore

Wave height corrected on the Sydney buoy (NSW Manly Hydraulics Lab): error 0.21 m vs 0.34 m raw on 2026-08-31 to 2026-10-29, days the model never saw.

The Pass · Byron Bay

2/10
Best window
06-10 AEDT
Waves
4-6 ft 1.3-1.7 m
Period
13 s SSE
Wind
onshore N 14 km/h
Tide
low rising low 05:23 · high 12:21 · low 19:30

Skip: the wind spoils it, head-high, onshore N.

For all levels · crowded, rocks at the point

  • Sun 1 Nov1/1006-10 · 3-4 ft · onshore
  • Mon 2 Nov3/1007-11 · 2-3 ft · offshore
  • Tue 3 Nov4/1006-09 · 2-3 ft · glassy

Raw Open-Meteo waves, 0.16 m average error vs the Byron Bay buoy (NSW Manly Hydraulics Lab) over the last 30 days. No correction yet: it did not win on unseen days.