Apollo Bay surf break

Apollo Bay surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 15 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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Apollo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Apollo Bay at 10PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)--
Afternoon (15 May)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (15 May)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
1.2
SW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
587
519
409
334
268
264
175
161
194
246
241
854
981
993
851
711
606
538
500
507
526
444
431
424
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:16AM1.52m
11:56PM2.18m
11:07AM1.58m
00:39AM2.39m
11:53AM1.67m
1:20AM2.54m
Low Tide
4:49PM0.43m
6:18AM1.03m
5:34PM0.25m
7:00AM0.96m
6:17PM0.09m
7:38AM0.91m
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:20
7:20
7:22
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5:22
5:22
5:21
5:20
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
21
21
19
18
18
18
17
19
17
16
15
15
14
14
13
16
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
18
19
17
15
15
15
14
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
16
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
1.2
SW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
587
519
409
334
268
264
175
161
194
246
229
854
981
993
851
711
606
538
500
507
526
444
431
424
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
SW
17
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
7
3
6
6
6
3
5
5
6
6
241
8
8
9
10
11
12
12
13
15
14
12
14
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.1
S
24
Energy kJ
2
4
5
19
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NE
7
Energy kJ
16
14
6
5
6
7
10
6
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
22
18
18
18
18
0
0
0
0
0
49
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Otway
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
8
8
9
5
4
4
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