Apollo Bay surf break

Apollo Bay surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 23 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
17.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Apollo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Apollo Bay at 2AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (24 Jan)2ft (0.6m)17s

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

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Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.3
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121717171616171717161616161515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17513913210684848447142273251352482671640567728719611512485472404341
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
0
E
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscrossonononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:53AM
1.93
4:54PM
2.13
5:36AM
1.98
5:19PM
2.04
6:21AM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:51PM
0.46
10:47AM
0.57
11:18PM
0.33
11:25AM
0.69
11:48PM
0.22
12:04PM
0.84
Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise----6:26-------6:26-------6:28---
Sunset8:46-------8:46-------8:45-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161415161826293026221716161719171613131214192121
Feels °C (?)131112131623272824191514141617141411131111161819
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