Apollo Bay surf break

Apollo Bay surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 12PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
7
4
5
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
2
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)131315131414141414101010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5699359276683257504215765815814244163493493392902842792392391941581581279896
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:11PM
1.72
1:06AM
2.30
12:45PM
1.80
1:43AM
2.49
1:18PM
1.86
2:21AM
2.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:44AM
0.84
6:25PM
0.40
7:23AM
0.78
6:58PM
0.20
7:58AM
0.74
7:33PM
0.03
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------
Sunset---5:54-------5:53-------5:52----
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C12131313131212111012131210999914161715151615
Feels °C (?)777888877910109777612131412121312
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