Apollo Bay surf break

Apollo Bay surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 19 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
16.7° 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: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 19). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)--
Afternoon (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.3
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212232121201918181716161616151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8584805755393938588422435163480890198511581039917803793581551431
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:43PM
2.22
2:06AM
1.54
3:12PM
2.27
2:50AM
1.65
3:39PM
2.29
3:32AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:12PM
0.98
8:16AM
0.44
9:37PM
0.86
8:56AM
0.42
10:01PM
0.73
9:33AM
0.44
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise------6:22-------6:22-------6:24-
Sunset--8:50-------8:49-------8:49-----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C211818171616171819181716161616171817141414131415
Feels °C (?)1815151514141516181716141415161615139987810
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