Apollo Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a yarn about what's coming our way at Apollo Bay over the next couple of weeks. It's a bit of a mixed bag, but there's some serious size lurking on the horizon.

We’re looking at a stretch that starts with some decent swell, but you’ll need to pick your moments. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, no big surprises there.

Friday, July 3rd kicks things off with a bang. We’ve got a solid 15ft WSW groundswell with a long 16-second period rolling in. The combined energy is strong (15349). A fresh offshore wind keeps things clean. This is proper, powerful surf so it's not one for the grommets or beginners – you’ll want your wetsuit zipped tight and your confidence up. The afternoon holds similar energy (13326).

Saturday morning eases back a touch to 13ft from the SW, with a moderate cross-offshore breeze and a cleaner feel. The period drops to 13 seconds, still packing a punch (7263). The size dips a little more into the afternoon.

Now, Sunday and Monday see the quality drop off as the wind goes onshore or light and messy. Sunday the 5th has a 12ft SSW groundswell, but a cross-onshore wind (7263) will chop it up. Not worth rushing for. Monday the 6th sees the swell drop right down to 6ft, with minimal energy (1244) and a light cross-shore. It’s small and uninteresting.

Tuesday the 7th is a sweet little window though. We’re down to 3ft to 4ft, but the wind goes glassy in the afternoon with a long period SW groundswell (16 seconds). The energy is low (590-635), but if you’ve got a log or a fish, it’ll be clean and playful. A proper small-wave session.

We get a bit of a pulse again on Wednesday the 8th. A 6ft to 6ft SW groundswell with a very long 18-second period, groomed by offshore winds. This is excellent for experienced surfers. The energy bumps up to 2636. The point at Apollo Bay will handle this long-period swell beautifully.

Thursday the 9th sees the swell drop back to 4ft on the morning, but then a 8ft pulse hits in the afternoon with the wind swinging cross-offshore (4220). It’s a short window of fun before things go quiet and small again from Friday the 10th through the weekend and into early the following week. That long-period groundswell is just not pushing through. The energy numbers are all down in the hundreds, and the wind is mostly cross-off but not on enough swell.

Now, the standout is the return of the big stuff. Wednesday, July 15th is the one to circle. A serious 16ft SSW groundswell with a 16-second period smashes in. The combined energy is massive (18919). It’s a solid 15ft in the afternoon. The wind is a fresh cross-offshore, keeping the walls clean. This is expert territory only—it'll be a beast. For the guys who can handle it, that will be the session of the run.

Following that, Thursday July 16th still has plenty of size at 8ft from the SSW, with light offshore winds and excellent conditions for experienced surfers (2563). It’s a great follow-up day. The run then fades out into the 5ft to 7ft range for the final Friday and Saturday, clean but nothing special.

If I was calling it, the absolute standout is Wednesday morning, July 15th – massive, clean, and powerful. If that’s too much, the Wednesday the 8th or Thursday the 16th are far more manageable and still excellent quality. Crowds are possible here, so get in early.

Rusty.

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