Apollo Bay surf break

Apollo Bay surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 16 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
16.6° 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 9PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121313121212121212121414151514141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)169169144181193234227175147114118124116198206215212206203200162162119113
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
12:39PM
1.91
10:45PM
1.33
1:30PM
2.02
12:12AM
1.36
2:10PM
2.13
1:15AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:34PM
1.26
5:51AM
0.56
8:16PM
1.18
6:47AM
0.52
8:46PM
1.08
7:34AM
0.48
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise------6:18-------6:18-------6:20-
Sunset--8:51-------8:51-------8:50-----
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161716151616161617171616161516171919181716161719
Feels °C (?)121311101111111011111010111011121414131312121416
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