
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Apollo Bay today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Apollo Bay at 10AM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Apollo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
714 | 872 | 799 | 1634 | 1542 | 1401 | 1492 | 1474 | 1438 | 1366 | 1216 | 1105 | 1001 | 949 | 856 | 856 | 856 | 868 | 856 | 844 | 844 | 825 | 3289 | 521 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:42AM1.51m | 11:35PM1.57m | 12:35PM1.78m | 00:17AM1.61m | 1:14PM2.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26AM0.95m | 5:47PM1.04m | 6:03AM0.78m | 6:48PM0.96m | 6:34AM0.60m | 7:31PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
714 | 872 | 799 | 1634 | 1542 | 1401 | 1492 | 1474 | 1438 | 1366 | 1216 | 1105 | 1001 | 949 | 856 | 856 | 856 | 868 | 856 | 844 | 844 | 825 | 899 | 521 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | E 8 | S 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | SSW 6 |
552 | 469 | 469 | 1241 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 7 | — | — | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 6 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | N 3 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | SE 4 | S 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 14 | SW 6 |
15 | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 25 | 17 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 16 | — | — | 16 | 51 | 3289 | 137 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 99 | 99 | 226 | 99 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 57 | 57 |
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