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Apollo Bay, Australia

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Apollo Bay (AU), Beach -- 2019
Apollo Bay. Photo: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Apollo Bay

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SE (125°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (305°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 4–16 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 54). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 13°C in September, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Apollo Bay, 1.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 8 surf spots and 3 wind sports spots.

Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 30 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Melbourne Airport (MEL), changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

    See flights MDW → MEL · Skyscanner from about £855 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h from the airport to Apollo Bay.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Apollo Bay does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct212 ft8 ssoft56kJ22°C
Mon 19Oct434 ft11 ssoft398kJ25°C
Tue 20Oct574 ft10 ssoft373kJ26°C
Wed 21Oct465 ft11 ssoft529kJ22°C
Thu 22Oct07 ft12 ssoft1,530kJ26°C
Fri 23Oct07 ft12 ssoft1,146kJ28°C
Sat 24Oct07 ft11 ssoft1,051kJ24°C
Sun 25Oct86 ft10 ssoft613kJ11°C
Mon 26Oct08 ft9 ssoft889kJ13°C
Tue 27Oct06 ft9 ssoft631kJ15°C
Wed 28Oct0––––

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to MEL, changing at LAX, then 3h by road. About 30h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Smythes

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Smythes

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to MEL, changing at LAX, then 3h by road. About 30h 50 door to door

The plan picks the best of 13 spots near Apollo Bay each day: Apollo Bay, Elliot River, Infinities, Marengo (1st beach section), Marengo (1st Reef), Marengo (2nd Reef), Marengo (2nd section of beach), Marengo (Point), Moo Cows, Skenes Ck., Sledge Hammers, Smythes, The Corner.

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Rough cost

About £1,590–£3,050 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to MEL, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£855–£1,780
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£110–£180
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£240–£395
Food7 days eating out£245–£455
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£105–£175
Total£1,590–£3,050

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Apollo Bay

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

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