Apollo Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Cape Otway, Australia)

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Apollo Bay Surf Guide

Apollo Bay in Cape Otway is a fairly exposed beach and point break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the west. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves Best around low tide when the tide is rising. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Overcrowding can even make surfing hazardous.

Apollo Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and point	2	fairly consistent	16.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Apollo Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Apollo Bay occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Apollo Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Apollo Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 61% of the time in August while 38% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 1% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

61%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

38%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Apollo Bay Location Map

Interactive Apollo Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Apollo Bay is Avalon Airport (AVV) in Australia, 106 km (66 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Apollo Bay is Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW), also in Australia, 152 km (94 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Apollo Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 21:49 Local Time

m, °C	Mon		Tue
ft, °F	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM
Wave (m)	SW	WSW	SW	SW
Period (s)	14	13	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	off

What does Apollo Bay look like?

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Tides at Apollo Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Apollo Bay, Australia, 1 km from Apollo Bay.

Next High Water: 02:47am | 2.42m

Next Low Water: 09:02am | 0.8m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Apollo Bay Sea Temperature

The Apollo Bay water temperature is rather cool (16.5 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.