Apollo Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty, and here’s how the surf’s shaping up for Apollo Bay over the next couple of weeks.

We’re looking at a pretty solid run of swell, but it’s not all clean and easy. The first few days are a bit scrappy – Monday the 7th has some SW swell around 2.6 ft to 7.2 ft but the wind is cross-off from the SSW, so it’s messy and the water’s at 57.2° with a temperature anomaly of 1.4°, about average for this time of year. The combined energy is weak at 464 on Monday morning, then picks up to 1242 by the arvo, but it’s still marginal. Tuesday the 8th is where it starts to get interesting – Tuesday morning you’ve got a 3.9 ft SW groundswell with a long 18-second period, offshore wind from the W at 6 mph, and clean conditions. The energy is moderate at 1270. That’s a nice little window for a beginner-plus session, but the swell is small. Tuesday afternoon jumps to 5.9 ft SW with a 17-second period, offshore wind at 16 mph, and the energy is strong at 1915. Still clean.

Now, Wednesday the 9th is a standout. The morning sees a 11.5 ft SW swell with a very long 19-second period, cross-off wind from the SW at 19 mph, but the energy is huge at 15403 – that’s strong to very strong. This is expert territory though, over 8.2 ft, and it’s a beach and point break, so the long period could make it a bit straight at the beach, but the point might handle it better. The afternoon stays 11.5 ft SW, 18-second period, cross-off wind, energy at 8053. Still only for experienced surfers. Thursday the 10th holds 11.5 ft to 9.8 ft SSW/SW swell, cross-off wind, energy around 5702 to 4073 – still big, still expert.

Friday the 11th morning drops to 6.9 ft SW, 14-second period, light cross-off wind from the SSW at 3 mph, and clean. Energy is moderate at 1761. That’s a better size for experienced surfers, but not beginners. The arvo is 7.2 ft SW, 16-second period, cross-shore wind, a bit rippled. Saturday the 12th morning is glassy with 6.2 ft SW, 15-second period, and an offshore breeze from the W at 3 mph – that’s a beauty for experienced surfers, energy at 1654. The afternoon goes cross-shore and smaller.

Sunday the 13th drops off to 4.3 ft SW, with a moderate cross-off breeze from the NNW at 16 mph, energy at 891 – weak and marginal. Monday the 14th is even smaller, 3.0 ft to 2.6 ft, offshore wind, but energy is down to 319. Not worth a paddle.

Then we get a second pulse. Tuesday the 15th has 5.6 ft SW, 12-second period, light cross-off wind, clean, energy moderate at 845 – decent for a beginner-plus if the point is working. Wednesday the 16th brings 7.5 ft SW, 15-second period, light cross-onshore, energy at 2208 – starting to get bigger again. Thursday the 17th holds 7.5 ft to 6.2 ft, with Thursday afternoon looking clean with a gentle cross-off breeze from the NNW at 9 mph, energy at 1672 – good for experienced surfers.

Friday the 18th is a write-off with rain showers, strong offshore wind at 28 mph, and 3.6 ft SW – strong offshore but hard to paddle into, and poor conditions. Saturday the 19th is another big standout. Saturday afternoon has a 14.8 ft WSW swell with a 15-second period, offshore wind from the W at 16 mph, and energy through the roof at 10912. That’s exceptional but only for experts, and with that size, it’s potentially too big for everyone except the pros. The morning is 7.5 ft SW, also offshore. Sunday the 20th is still solid at 7.9 ft to 7.5 ft SW, gentle offshore wind, clean, energy around 2500 – good for experienced surfers.

Monday the 21st morning is glassy with 9.8 ft SW, 16-second period, energy at 4061 – excellent for experienced surfers. The afternoon jumps to 11.5 ft SW, but gets a light cross-onshore, making it marginal. Tuesday the 22nd has 8.2 ft SW, with a light cross-off breeze in the afternoon, clean, energy at 3624 – another solid session for experienced surfers.

The best on offer is Wednesday the 9th morning for the big, powerful groundswell, but it’s strictly for experts. The other standout is Saturday the 19th afternoon – that 14.8 ft WSW with offshore wind is a proper big-wave session, but again, only for the very experienced. For the average surfer, Tuesday the 15th morning or Sunday the 20th morning are your best bets for cleaner, more manageable waves.

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