Swimmers and surfers stay out of the water and boats tend not to leave their moorings and pens in the harbour when there is a strong easterly blow at Apollo Bay. A number of shipwrecks in the area have occurred on lee shores in conditions such as these. The sea conditions created by wind waves … Continue reading Rough seas in an easterly blow at Apollo Bay
The main beach at Apollo Bay faces east and is completely exposed to the wind waves and rough seas brought by easterly and south-easterly winds. The waves erode the beach and dunes up to and sometimes above the high water mark and the wind moves huge amounts of sand. Once the wind gets above around … Continue reading Wild Easterly Seas at Apollo Bay
It was a still, cold and misty day at Apollo Bay yesterday. For much of the day a thin band of cloud sat just below Marriners Lookout (750' above sea level). I thought it worth a walk up to the lookout in case there was a view out to sea over the top of the … Continue reading Apollo Bay: Marriners Lookout, superb fairy-wren, horses, pied currawong, red wattlebird and a koala
On the second weekend in August 2020 a high pressure system paused for a few days as it made its way eastwards over Victoria. There was a strong low off the south east coast of the state. The isobars over the state got closer and the wind got stronger producing two days of easterlies above … Continue reading Gale Force Easterlies at Apollo Bay, Barham River winter swim, kelp and a stranded puffer fish
The experience of sunrise is greatly enhanced by full immersion in cold ocean water. It is not possible to feel anything other than fully alive when greeting the day in this manner. Indeed, in late August at Apollo Bay it is not possible to feel anything much at all after a lengthy ocean swim, apart … Continue reading Autumn at the Bay – dawn plonkers, crested terns, surf
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