Apollo Bay surf break

Apollo Bay surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 08 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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Apollo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Apollo Bay at 8AM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (08 May)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (08 May)15ft (4.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6849
7003
7964
7782
7212
6583
7462
3813
3228
3029
2483
2160
1760
1449
1245
1044
928
800
703
692
703
800
826
826
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:20AM2.17m
3:45PM1.59m
4:54AM2.04m
4:22PM1.51m
5:30AM1.90m
5:11PM1.44m
Low Tide
10:34AM0.90m
10:00PM0.42m
11:09AM0.94m
10:35PM0.56m
11:50AM0.95m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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7:13
7:13
7:15
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5:29
5:28
5:27
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
11
12
6
7
7
9
9
9
9
10
9
8
9
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
4454
4432
5127
5297
4902
4522
4160
3813
3228
3029
2483
2160
1760
1449
1245
1044
928
800
703
692
703
800
826
826
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
S
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
42
41
43
41
36
33
14
17
15
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
6849
7003
7964
7782
7212
6583
7462
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
1
3
2
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
599
599
599
375
715
563
57
35
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
57
57
57
57
57
99
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Otway
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
3
6
5
5
7
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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