Apollo Bay, Australia

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About Apollo Bay

Apollo Bay is a town in Victoria, Australia. From Apollo Bay you can reach 17 surf spots, 2 kite spots and 2 windsurf spots. The nearest is Apollo Bay, a kite and windsurf spot 0.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 74 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 6 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Melbourne Avalon International Airport (AVV), 106 km away.

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Staying in Apollo Bay

74 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 6 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Melbourne Avalon International Airport (AVV), 106 km, KNS, 126 km, MBW, 152 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Apollo Bay.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Apollo Bay each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Apollo Bay too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

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Smythes9.9 kmabout 20 min by car

2 ft98 kJ

4 ft398 kJ

4 ft341 kJ

4 ft255 kJ

7 ft1530 kJ

7 ft1146 kJ

7 ft1051 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Smythes, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	29, too small	2 ft10 shollow	98kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	23°C
Mon 19Oct	65, good	4 ft11 shollow	398kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	24°C
Tue 20Oct	65, good	4 ft10 shollow	341kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots, offshore	25°C
Wed 21Oct	60, good	4 ft9 shollow	255kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	23°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 shollow	1,530kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 shollow	1,146kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 shollow	1,051kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots	23°C

kennet river19.5 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Wye River, 5 km

2 ft76 kJ

3 ft281 kJ

4 ft269 kJ

4 ft378 kJ

6 ft1144 kJ

6 ft834 kJ

5 ft692 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at kennet river, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, too small	2 ft10 shollow	76kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	3 ft11 shollow	281kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	61, good	4 ft10 shollow	269kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	4 ft11 shollow	378kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	23°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 scrumbling	1,144kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 scrumbling	834kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	5 ft11 scrumbling	692kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots, offshore	23°C

Kennett point19.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Wye River, 5 km

2 ft76 kJ

3 ft281 kJ

4 ft269 kJ

4 ft378 kJ

6 ft1144 kJ

6 ft834 kJ

5 ft692 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kennett point, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	2 ft10 shollow	76kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	281kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	61, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	269kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 16 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	51, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	378kJ	wind from the north, 0 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 scrumbling	1,144kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 scrumbling	834kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	26, poor	5 ft11 scrumbling	692kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots, offshore	21°C

Sawmills19.5 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Wye River, 5 km

2 ft76 kJ

3 ft281 kJ

4 ft269 kJ

4 ft378 kJ

6 ft1144 kJ

6 ft834 kJ

5 ft692 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sawmills, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	2 ft10 shollow	76kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	281kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	61, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	269kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 16 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	51, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	378kJ	wind from the north, 0 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 scrumbling	1,144kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 scrumbling	834kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	26, poor	5 ft11 scrumbling	692kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots, offshore	21°C

Sledge Hammers10.5 kmabout 20 min by car

2 ft110 kJ

4 ft438 kJ

5 ft400 kJ

4 ft292 kJ

8 ft1723 kJ

7 ft1285 kJ

7 ft1179 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sledge Hammers, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	31, too small	2 ft10 shollow	110kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	61, good	4 ft12 shollow	438kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	21°C
Tue 20Oct	58, good	5 ft10 shollow	400kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	50, good	4 ft9 shollow	292kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft12 shollow	1,723kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 shollow	1,285kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 shollow	1,179kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots	21°C

Apollo Bay1.4 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft56 kJ

4 ft398 kJ

4 ft373 kJ

5 ft529 kJ

7 ft1530 kJ

7 ft1146 kJ

7 ft1051 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Apollo Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	21, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	56kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	4 ft11 ssoft	398kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	57, good	4 ft10 ssoft	373kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	46, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	529kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 ssoft	1,530kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 ssoft	1,146kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 ssoft	1,051kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots	24°C

Skenes Ck.4.9 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft98 kJ

4 ft398 kJ

4 ft373 kJ

5 ft529 kJ

7 ft1530 kJ

7 ft1146 kJ

7 ft1051 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Skenes Ck., each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	21, too small	2 ft10 shollow	98kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	23°C
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	4 ft11 scrumbling	398kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	24°C
Tue 20Oct	52, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	373kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	25°C
Wed 21Oct	48, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	529kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 scrumbling	1,530kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 scrumbling	1,146kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 scrumbling	1,051kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots	23°C

Elliot River5.9 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft157 kJ

5 ft669 kJ

6 ft607 kJ

5 ft436 kJ

10 ft2468 kJ

9 ft2003 kJ

9 ft1772 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Elliot River, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	40, fair	3 ft10 shollow	157kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	669kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	25°C
Tue 20Oct	32, poor	6 ft10 scrumbling	607kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	26, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	436kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	10 ft12 scrumbling	2,468kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	9 ft12 scrumbling	2,003kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	9 ft11 scrumbling	1,772kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots	24°C

Moo Cows4.1 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft157 kJ

5 ft669 kJ

6 ft607 kJ

5 ft436 kJ

10 ft2468 kJ

9 ft2003 kJ

9 ft1772 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Moo Cows, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	35, too small	3 ft10 shollow	157kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	5 ft11 shollow	669kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	25°C
Tue 20Oct	32, poor	6 ft10 shollow	607kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	26, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	436kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	10 ft12 scrumbling	2,468kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	9 ft12 scrumbling	2,003kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	9 ft11 scrumbling	1,772kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots	24°C

Infinities3.3 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft157 kJ

5 ft669 kJ

6 ft607 kJ

5 ft436 kJ

10 ft2468 kJ

9 ft2003 kJ

9 ft1772 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Infinities, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	40, fair	3 ft10 shollow	157kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	5 ft11 shollow	669kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	25°C
Tue 20Oct	32, poor	6 ft10 shollow	607kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	26, poor	5 ft9 shollow	436kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	10 ft12 shollow	2,468kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	9 ft12 shollow	2,003kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	9 ft11 shollow	1,772kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots	24°C

Marengo (1st beach section)2.8 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft157 kJ

5 ft669 kJ

6 ft607 kJ

5 ft436 kJ

10 ft2468 kJ

9 ft2003 kJ

9 ft1772 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Marengo (1st beach section), each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	40, fair	3 ft10 shollow	157kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	669kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	25°C
Tue 20Oct	32, poor	6 ft10 scrumbling	607kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	26, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	436kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	10 ft12 scrumbling	2,468kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	9 ft12 scrumbling	2,003kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	9 ft11 scrumbling	1,772kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots	24°C

Marengo (1st Reef)2.6 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft157 kJ

5 ft669 kJ

6 ft607 kJ

5 ft436 kJ

10 ft2468 kJ

9 ft2003 kJ

9 ft1772 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Marengo (1st Reef), each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	35, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	157kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	669kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	25°C
Tue 20Oct	32, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	607kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	26, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	436kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	10 ft12 ssoft	2,468kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	9 ft12 ssoft	2,003kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	9 ft11 ssoft	1,772kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots	24°C

Marengo (2nd Reef)2.7 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft157 kJ

5 ft669 kJ

6 ft607 kJ

5 ft436 kJ

10 ft2468 kJ

9 ft2003 kJ

9 ft1772 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Marengo (2nd Reef), each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	40, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	157kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	669kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	25°C
Tue 20Oct	32, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	607kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	26, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	436kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	10 ft12 ssoft	2,468kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	9 ft12 ssoft	2,003kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	9 ft11 ssoft	1,772kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots	24°C

Marengo (2nd section of beach)2.5 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft157 kJ

5 ft669 kJ

6 ft607 kJ

5 ft436 kJ

10 ft2468 kJ

9 ft2003 kJ

9 ft1772 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Marengo (2nd section of beach), each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	30, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	157kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	669kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	25°C
Tue 20Oct	32, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	607kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	26, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	436kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	10 ft12 ssoft	2,468kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	9 ft12 ssoft	2,003kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	9 ft11 ssoft	1,772kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots	24°C

Marengo (Point)2.9 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft157 kJ

5 ft669 kJ

6 ft607 kJ

5 ft436 kJ

10 ft2468 kJ

9 ft2003 kJ

9 ft1772 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Marengo (Point), each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	40, fair	3 ft10 shollow	157kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	5 ft11 shollow	669kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	25°C
Tue 20Oct	32, poor	6 ft10 shollow	607kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	26, poor	5 ft9 shollow	436kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	10 ft12 shollow	2,468kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	9 ft12 shollow	2,003kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	9 ft11 shollow	1,772kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots	24°C

The Corner1.1 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft56 kJ

4 ft373 kJ

5 ft529 kJ

7 ft1530 kJ

7 ft1146 kJ

7 ft1051 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Corner, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	56kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	4 ft12 ssoft	373kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	25°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	4 ft10 ssoft	373kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	42, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	529kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 ssoft	1,530kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 ssoft	1,146kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 ssoft	1,051kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots	24°C

Cape Otway - candles18.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Cape OtwayExperts only

3 ft173 kJ

6 ft800 kJ

6 ft739 kJ

7 ft986 kJ

10 ft2746 kJ

9 ft2246 kJ

9 ft2027 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cape Otway - candles, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	21, too small	3 ft10 shollow	173kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	53, good	6 ft11 scrumbling	800kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	22°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	6 ft11 scrumbling	739kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 15 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	53, good	7 ft11 scrumbling	986kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	74, good	10 ft12 scrumbling	2,746kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	23°C
Fri 23Oct	67, good	9 ft12 scrumbling	2,246kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots, offshore	24°C
Sat 24Oct	32, poor	9 ft11 scrumbling	2,027kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots	20°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Apollo Bay, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Apollo Bay

Apollo Bay 0.6 km · stays here
Marengo 2.8 km · stays here

Windsurf near Apollo Bay

Apollo Bay 0.6 km · stays here
Marengo 2.8 km · stays here

Places to eat near Apollo Bay

Masala BayIndian · in the centre
Apollo Bay Seafood CafeSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
ChopstixAsian · 0.1 km from the centre
Dragon Bay Inn Chinese RestaurantChinese · 0.1 km from the centre
Scorched GrillAustralian · 0.1 km from the centre
WavesPancake house · 0.1 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits