Apollo Bay surf break

Apollo Bay surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Apollo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Apollo Bay at 5AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (03 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (03 May)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
4
4
4
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
SW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
1.8
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
221
234
238
231
327
341
346
336
313
309
249
170
238
250
286
265
336
363
444
437
1545
1450
1652
3955
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
WNW
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:46AM2.38m
1:21PM1.75m
2:16AM2.42m
1:50PM1.75m
2:47AM2.42m
2:18PM1.74m
Low Tide
6:59PM0.30m
8:03AM0.78m
7:30PM0.26m
8:33AM0.78m
7:59PM0.24m
9:02AM0.80m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
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7:07
7:09
7:09
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5:35
5:34
5:31
1
1
6
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
17
20
16
14
15
19
16
15
14
14
14
15
17
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
18
15
14
16
13
13
12
16
14
11
10
9
9
10
13
10
8
9
8
9
10
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
SW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
221
234
238
231
327
341
346
336
313
309
249
170
238
250
286
265
336
363
444
437
520
689
1652
1743
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
5
0.3
E
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
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
0.5
W
9
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
17
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
15
5
1
1
1
11
6
7
5
27
26
104
67
17
16
17
18
43
16
7
71
313
7
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.1
S
13
0.4
SSW
17
0.2
E
10
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
1
1
1
6
8
2
2
27
17
2
2
8
2
18
3
119
7
22
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
SW
11
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
3
SW
16
Energy kJ
65
14
9
6
11
16
4
6
3
5
1
5
9
9
2
6
218
303
1545
1450
1474
3955
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
0
22
18
22
39
0
0
18
0
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
288
254
250
35
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Otway
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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