Apollo Bay surf break

Apollo Bay surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 09 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
15.9° 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: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)--
Afternoon (09 May)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (09 May)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
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
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1760
1449
1245
1100
928
759
703
692
703
715
826
853
900
848
848
796
784
630
521
280
198
285
289
412
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
NE
0
NE
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:22PM1.51m
5:30AM1.90m
5:11PM1.44m
6:11AM1.76m
6:30PM1.39m
7:01AM1.63m
Low Tide
11:09AM0.94m
10:35PM0.56m
11:50AM0.95m
11:16PM0.73m
12:43PM0.94m
00:13AM0.93m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:27
5:25
5:24
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
14
13
12
12
13
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
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
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1
SW
14
Energy kJ
1760
1449
1245
1100
928
759
703
692
703
715
826
853
900
848
848
796
784
630
521
280
186
285
289
401
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
12
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
E
12
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SW
20
Energy kJ
33
14
14
18
16
7
7
37
27
2
3
3
3
1
3
241
198
105
111
412
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
SE
12
0.2
S
13
0.1
SW
26
0.2
SSW
24
0.5
SE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
Energy kJ
18
6
12
26
56
11
23
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
Energy kJ
7
32
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
4
2
2
3
Distance (km)
129
182
0
0
0
0
57
57
57
0
0
0
0
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
19
18
18
18
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Otway
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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