Apollo Bay surf break

Apollo Bay surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 01 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Apollo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Apollo Bay at 1PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (01 May)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (01 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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)
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
696
677
668
590
506
428
410
299
295
295
257
261
221
238
238
231
231
301
362
431
487
440
362
297
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:14PM1.69m
1:13AM2.28m
12:49PM1.73m
1:46AM2.38m
1:21PM1.75m
2:16AM2.42m
Low Tide
6:53AM0.85m
6:27PM0.37m
7:31AM0.80m
6:59PM0.30m
8:03AM0.78m
7:30PM0.26m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:07
7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:37
5:36
5:35
5:34
2
5
5
3
Temp °C
19
22
26
26
23
23
21
21
21
22
23
23
20
20
17
16
14
14
17
17
15
15
14
14
15
19
23
23
20
20
17
17
17
18
19
18
17
17
16
14
14
14
15
15
12
11
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
Energy kJ
696
677
668
590
506
428
410
299
295
295
257
261
221
238
238
231
231
301
362
431
487
440
362
297
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
E
7
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
5
0.1
E
8
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
6
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
10
4
4
4
4
1
6
14
1
8
7
7
11
7
4
6
27
26
102
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
5
9
2
2
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
NE
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
Energy kJ
3
11
11
4
7
12
8
4
7
15
17
10
14
19
12
10
10
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
22
22
19
22
18
18
18
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Otway
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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