Apollo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.76° S 143.68° E

Apollo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Apollo Bay sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.7° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Apollo Bay at 4PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (19 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
2
5
2
3
2
3
3
4
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
14
3.5
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1075
4351
821
732
600
453
1028
1284
1251
1219
966
833
1063
1033
621
3184
3253
3178
3212
3463
3281
2923
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
High Tide
4:19AM1.74m
5:40PM1.92m
4:42AM1.62m
6:30PM1.75m
5:04AM1.50m
7:51PM1.62m
Low Tide
10:47AM0.34m
11:27PM1.05m
11:20AM0.47m
00:06AM1.19m
11:58AM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
Temp °C
16
19
20
20
17
15
16
16
17
22
25
20
15
14
11
10
9
11
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
9
13
14
16
14
13
12
12
11
15
19
14
8
8
4
3
2
4
6
5
6
6
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