Apollo Bay surf break

Apollo Bay surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 07 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
16.3° 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: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)15ft (4.5m)12s
Afternoon (07 May)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (07 May)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
8
5
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
3
SSW
16
5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6029
6534
6399
4605
11059
5000
6787
7003
7493
7509
6943
6397
7462
3595
3228
3029
2661
2160
1760
1384
1245
1044
914
800
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:14PM1.66m
4:20AM2.17m
3:45PM1.59m
4:54AM2.04m
4:22PM1.51m
Low Tide
10:02AM0.86m
9:29PM0.33m
10:34AM0.90m
10:00PM0.42m
11:09AM0.94m
10:35PM0.56m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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7:11
7:13
7:13
7:15
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5:30
5:29
5:28
5:27
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
11
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
1
2
4
4
5
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
2676
3687
4007
4605
4075
3804
4187
4432
4977
5153
4902
4522
4160
3595
3228
3029
2661
2160
1760
1384
1245
1044
914
800
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
13
0.6
SW
18
1.8
SW
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
S
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
395
255
1611
42
41
42
36
30
17
14
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
17
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
499
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
6029
6534
6399
4576
11059
5000
6787
7003
7493
7509
6943
6397
7462
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
8
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
535
618
277
277
553
535
57
524
599
599
620
375
375
375
375
528
0
35
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Otway
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
2
5
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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