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Apollo Bay surf break

Apollo Bay surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
17.7° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Apollo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Apollo Bay at 10AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (28 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (28 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)161615151414141413131313121212121112101011101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33031440337736736726418618015114913212011416422021719374122134127124106
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:14AM
1.92
6:45PM
1.75
9:33AM
1.89
7:26PM
1.64
11:01AM
1.91
8:32PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:02AM
0.15
1:36PM
1.20
1:50AM
0.20
2:51PM
1.35
2:54AM
0.29
5:10PM
1.40
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise--6:31-------6:31-------6:33-----
Sunset------8:44-------8:43-------8:42-
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part cloud
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181617181617151414131417181917161616172021191717
Feels °C (?)161516161414131312121317171717161515172021191717
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