Apollo Bay surf break

Apollo Bay surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 02 May 2026 AEST
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Apollo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Apollo Bay sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Apollo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Apollo Bay at 4PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (02 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

Table - waves today at Apollo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
295
295
295
261
218
234
238
231
327
341
346
336
368
309
253
167
200
253
242
265
387
357
543
809
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NW
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
W
30
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
12:49PM1.73m
1:46AM2.38m
1:21PM1.75m
2:16AM2.42m
1:50PM1.75m
2:47AM2.42m
Low Tide
7:31AM0.80m
6:59PM0.30m
8:03AM0.78m
7:30PM0.26m
8:33AM0.78m
7:59PM0.24m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
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5:36
5:35
5:34
5:31
1
5
5
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
23
23
22
21
20
18
16
14
16
18
14
15
14
14
13
15
17
15
14
13
14
14
17
17
19
19
19
17
16
16
14
13
13
16
12
11
9
10
8
10
13
10
9
7
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Energy kJ
295
295
295
261
218
234
238
231
327
341
346
336
368
309
253
167
200
253
242
265
387
357
543
809
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.5
ENE
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
SW
15
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.6
W
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
1
15
1
1
1
1
10
17
6
6
28
27
106
68
16
16
17
19
88
9
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.4
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.1
NE
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.1
NE
4
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
1
1
1
5
8
2
2
26
17
24
2
8
1
18
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
1
NE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
4
0.4
W
7
0.6
NE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
Energy kJ
4
8
13
14
53
10
11
8
12
22
14
14
4
2
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
3
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
4
2
4
Distance (km)
19
18
19
22
18
19
18
18
18
0
0
18
0
18
19
18
18
23
18
39
288
254
130
35
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Otway
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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