Apollo Bay surf break

Apollo Bay surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Apollo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Apollo Bay at 12AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)--
Evening (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
5
5
5
6
4
4
5
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
3.5
WSW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)151412121313131314141214141010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3354820395948285519627634093257487615761091581424416349349339346290284239234194158
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crossoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:28AM
2.05
12:11PM
1.72
1:06AM
2.30
12:45PM
1.80
1:43AM
2.49
1:18PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:52PM
0.62
6:44AM
0.84
6:25PM
0.40
7:23AM
0.78
6:58PM
0.20
7:58AM
0.74
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:52-------6:54-------6:54---
Sunset-------5:54-------5:53-------5:52
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1--11------------------
Temp. °C141414131213141313121110101213121099910141518
Feels °C (?)1010988788888789101097768111215
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