Apollo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.76° S 143.68° E

Apollo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Apollo Bay sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.9° 

Apollo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Apollo Bay today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Apollo Bay at 5PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (17 Jul)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.5
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1929
2027
1878
1654
1374
1154
924
821
810
639
604
451
304
219
219
149
147
164
161
158
121
154
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
5
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
0
NNE
0
E
5
N
10
N
5
NW
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
0
NNW
0
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:07PM1.87m
2:55AM2.40m
3:03PM1.95m
3:31AM2.34m
3:56PM1.99m
Low Tide
8:35AM0.71m
8:17PM0.26m
9:14AM0.54m
9:05PM0.36m
9:53AM0.40m
9:51PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
9
10
12
12
10
10
10
9
9
10
14
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
7
8
11
11
9
8
8
7
7
8
13
11
9
8
9
8
8
10
12
13
10
9
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