Apollo Bay surf break

Apollo Bay surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 07 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 9PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (07 May)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
13
3
SSW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
14
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
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6399
4605
4306
5400
6949
7343
7964
7782
7212
6848
7462
3813
3228
2927
2661
2160
1760
1384
1245
1044
928
715
703
692
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
cross-off
off
off
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-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:14PM1.66m
4:20AM2.17m
3:45PM1.59m
4:54AM2.04m
4:22PM1.51m
5:30AM1.90m
Low Tide
10:02AM0.86m
9:29PM0.33m
10:34AM0.90m
10:00PM0.42m
11:09AM0.94m
10:35PM0.56m
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7:13
7:13
7:15
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5:30
5:29
5:28
5:27
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
5
6
5
6
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
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
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
Energy kJ
4007
4605
4306
4185
4514
4591
5127
5297
5153
4766
4160
3813
3228
2927
2661
2160
1760
1384
1245
1044
928
715
703
692
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
S
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
42
47
42
41
30
17
14
15
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
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
6399
4576
4117
5400
6949
7343
7964
7782
7212
6848
7462
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
8
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
6
5
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
528
524
57
524
524
599
620
375
375
553
57
57
0
36
0
0
0
129
0
0
0
0
0
57
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Otway
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
8
4
4
4
3
4
5
3
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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