Apollo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.76° S 143.68° E

Apollo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Apollo Bay sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.8° 

Apollo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Apollo Bay today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Apollo Bay at 9AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
5
5
5
7
4
4
4
8
7
7
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
SW
17
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
2.1
W
10
2
W
9
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
17
1.7
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
178
125
188
163
166
166
362
376
587
796
679
3180
3645
3954
6830
1474
1880
1832
7747
6859
6223
1760
1297
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:33AM1.92m
5:46PM2.00m
4:59AM1.78m
6:35PM1.86m
5:23AM1.65m
7:37PM1.74m
Low Tide
10:54PM0.79m
11:01AM0.24m
11:30PM0.95m
11:34AM0.32m
00:08AM1.11m
12:11PM0.44m
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7:05
7:03
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5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
10
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
14
14
14
10
9
9
10
10
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
9
9
8
10
11
11
6
5
4
6
7
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
8
8
9
9
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