About Bells Beach
Bells Beach is on the Surf Coast of Victoria, Australia, near the town of Torquay, south-west of Melbourne. It is best known for a professional surfing contest held here since the early 1960s, usually around Easter, which is widely thought to be the longest-running in the world. The surf breaks over a rock reef below high cliffs, in a small bay between two rocky headlands, and the best-known section is commonly called The Bowl. Just to the east is Winkipop, another well-known surf spot. Bells receives swells from the Southern Ocean, and its most powerful waves typically arrive in the southern autumn and winter, most often from around March to September, when the water is generally cool. Viewing areas on the cliff top let visitors watch the surf from above.
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