Apollo Bay surf break

Apollo Bay surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 01 May 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 1AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (02 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
506
428
404
299
295
295
257
261
221
234
238
231
327
341
346
357
337
309
253
170
160
250
286
308
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:13AM2.28m
12:49PM1.73m
1:46AM2.38m
1:21PM1.75m
2:16AM2.42m
1:50PM1.75m
Low Tide
6:27PM0.37m
7:31AM0.80m
6:59PM0.30m
8:03AM0.78m
7:30PM0.26m
8:33AM0.78m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:36
5:35
5:34
2
4
5
2
1
Temp °C
23
23
21
21
21
21
23
23
22
22
22
17
16
15
17
18
15
15
14
13
14
15
17
15
20
19
18
17
17
17
19
18
19
17
19
16
15
14
14
17
14
13
10
8
9
10
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
Energy kJ
506
428
404
299
295
295
257
261
221
234
238
231
327
341
346
357
337
309
253
170
160
250
286
308
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
E
7
0.5
ENE
5
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.2
WNW
6
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
SW
15
0.5
WSW
12
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
W
12
Energy kJ
4
7
7
4
1
13
1
1
4
17
11
12
12
4
8
28
25
106
85
17
17
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.2
WNW
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
1
6
1
5
5
8
2
2
16
17
2
2
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.5
NE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
Energy kJ
8
11
12
8
5
8
22
16
15
14
13
22
9
19
7
10
3
1
1
2
4
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
4
4
2
3
3
3
4
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
18
19
18
19
22
18
19
22
22
19
18
19
2
0
0
0
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Otway
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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