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Apollo Bay, Australian Surf Coast
Apollo Bay, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Grace Tarbuck, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Infinities

Surf spot · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

8Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Wed 4: 5 ft swell at 9 s, onshore wind, 12 kn (23 km/h), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 0 out of 100

Swell
7 ft10 shollow
Energy
768kJ
Wind
E 9 kn
Temp
16°C

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Swell
7 ft9 shollow
Energy
901kJ
Wind
S 5 kn
Temp
16°C

Wed 4 · 41 out of 100

Swell
5 ft9 shollow
Energy
350kJ
Wind
WNW 12 kn
Temp
16°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Swell
9 ft9 scrumbling
Energy
1,164kJ
Wind
WSW 12 kn
Temp
14°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Swell
10 ft10 scrumbling
Energy
1,849kJ
Wind
WNW 15 kn
Temp
16°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Swell
11 ft10 smushy
Energy
2,046kJ
Wind
SW 15 kn
Temp
11°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Swell
10 ft9 smushy
Energy
1,558kJ
Wind
SSE 6 kn
Temp
12°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 141, poor
  2. Mon 20, too big
  3. Tue 30, too big
  4. Wed 441, poor
  5. Thu 50, too big
  6. Fri 60, too big
  7. Sat 70, too big
  8. Sun 80, too big
  9. Mon 920, poor
  10. Tue 1048, fair

The spot in five facts

  • Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
  • Offshore: NWwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 3–12 ftof swell
  • Water 15 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Infinities, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov41, poor6 ft7 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)295kJwind from the west, 8 knots18°C
Mon 2Nov0, too big7 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.)768kJwind from the east, 9 knots16°C
Tue 3Nov0, too big7 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.)901kJwind from the south, 5 knots16°C
Wed 4Nov41, poor5 ft9 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)350kJwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, offshore16°C
Thu 5Nov0, too big9 ft9 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.)1,164kJwind from the west-south-west, 12 knots14°C
Fri 6Nov0, too big10 ft10 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.)1,849kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 knots16°C
Sat 7Nov0, too big11 ft10 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)2,046kJwind from the south-west, 15 knots11°C
Sun 8Nov0, too big10 ft9 smushy6 ft at break (est.)1,558kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots12°C
Mon 9Nov20, poor5 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.)320kJwind from the east, 10 knots15°C
Tue 10Nov48, fair3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)42kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots20°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovHigh 04:27 +1.0 mLow 10:09 −0.4 mHigh 15:54 +0.5 mLow 22:02 −1.0 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 05:08 +0.9 mLow 10:50 −0.4 mHigh 16:42 +0.5 mLow 22:47 −0.9 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 05:53 +0.8 mLow 11:36 −0.4 mHigh 17:41 +0.4 mLow 23:38 −0.7 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About Infinities

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces SE (142°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (322°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 15). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 14°C in July, 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, 3.3 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 9 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,920–US$3,660 each

about US$1,920–US$3,660 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to MEL, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$958–US$2,000
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$147–US$241
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$355–US$596
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$596
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$141–US$234
Totalabout US$1,920–US$3,660

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Apollo Bay

6 min by car · 74 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 74 places to stay in Apollo Bay · Booking.com

About Apollo Bay its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 30h 50m

About 30h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → MEL, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 3h by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.