Apollo Bay surf break

Apollo Bay surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 23 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
17.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Apollo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Apollo Bay at 3PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (23 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
0
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.3
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121212121217171716161717171616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24119018117817513913210684848447142273306352482663640567728719611512
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:30PM
2.21
4:53AM
1.93
4:54PM
2.13
5:36AM
1.98
5:19PM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:10AM
0.49
10:51PM
0.46
10:47AM
0.57
11:18PM
0.33
11:25AM
0.69
11:48PM
0.22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
Sunrise6:24-------6:26-------6:26-------
Sunset----8:46-------8:46-------8:45---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141718171615141518263133261816151516181715131313
Feels °C (?)121414131312111216232832241614121314161513121211
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