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WMC Wild Dog Observation Site

Active Mouth Condition Apollo Bay

On Great Ocean Road. 400m East of bridge at Wild Dog Creek.

16/9/22 Review - the risk of traffic on the bridge makes this an unsafe site to monitor from.


Site is on a bank looking toward mouth and to the east. Enter via Great Ocean Road near bridge. Exact point is next to hooded plover signage (carpark entry 4kms east from Apollo Bay).

Land Use

  • Native Bushland
  • Recreational
  • Rural Grazing
  • Rural Residential
WMC: Wild Dog Observation Site
Site information

Estuary Mouth Condition

Date Mouth state Berm length Conditions Water Level Start
Water Level End
High Tide
Low Tide
10-02-2025 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Fresh breeze E
6 Rough
2.3m 13:38pm
 
1.9m 13:10pm
0.5m 04:10am
29-09-2023 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Gentle breeze NW
4 Slight
2.1m 09:44am
 
1.4m 12:14pm
0.6m 16:27pm
31-07-2023 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Moderate breeze NW
5 Moderate
 
 
1.5m 08:28am
0.4m 16:05pm
22-06-2023 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Calm N
3 Smooth
1.7m 15:30pm
 
1.6m 14:44pm
0.9m 09:31am
16-05-2023 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Fresh breeze SW
6 Rough
1.9m 12:55pm
 
1.7m 08:44am
1.0m 02:37am
17-03-2023 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Air S
5 Moderate
1.5m 
 
1.8m 
1.2m 
27-01-2023 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Gentle breeze NE
5 Moderate
 
 
2.1m 
0.5m 
17-12-2022 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Air SE
4 Slight
0.9m 
 
1.5m 
0.9m 
13-10-2022 Open
Flow: In
N/A Fresh breeze W
5 Moderate
0.9m 
 
2.5m 
0.1m 
16-09-2022 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze NW
3 Smooth
1.2m 
 
1.9m 15:32pm
0.9m 09:06am
29-11-2018 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze SW
3 Smooth
 10:00am
 10:00am
1.4m 16:43pm
0.5m 10:17am
25-10-2018 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze E
5 Moderate
 10:30am
 10:30am
1.4m 12:41pm
0.4m 18:41pm
23-08-2018 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze SE
4 Slight
 11:00am
 
1.4m 09:01am
0.9m 13:48pm
19-07-2018 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Fresh breeze NW
7 Very Rough
 10:30am
 10:30am
1.7m 16:25pm
0.4m 09:13am
17-06-2018 Open
Flow: In
N/A Strong breeze SW
7 Very Rough
2.0m 14:00pm
 
1.8m 14:27pm
0.7m 20:29pm
14-06-2018 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Fresh breeze NW
6 Rough
 10:00am
 10:00am
1.7m 11:49am
0.9m 17:09pm
10-05-2018 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Gentle breeze SW
7 Very Rough
 10:20am
 10:20am
1.3m 05:48am
0.6m 11:31am
26-04-2018 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Gentle breeze SW
4 Slight
1.9m 12:00pm
1.9m 12:00pm
1.4m 20:04pm
0.5m 12:43pm
07-04-2018 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze W
3 Smooth
1.7m 14:52pm
 
1.5m 03:46am
0.3m 09:50am
05-03-2018 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Moderate breeze SW
5 Moderate
1.6m 12:15pm
1.6m 12:15pm
1.6m 15:09pm
0.3m 08:37am
13-07-2016 Open
Flow: In
N/A Moderate breeze W
7 Very Rough
 17:07pm
 
2.0m 17:19pm
0.8m 23:29pm
01-05-2016 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Moderate breeze W
5 Moderate
2.2m 16:30pm
 
1.5m 17:50pm
0.4m 10:43am
11-02-2016 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze S
4 Slight
1.9m 15:00pm
 
1.5m 14:56pm
0.3m 21:16pm
16-10-2015 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Moderate breeze S
5 Moderate
1.7m 11:00am
 
1.4m 13:58pm
0.5m 07:48am
28-08-2015 Open
Flow: In
N/A Gentle breeze SE
6 Rough
1.9m 11:10am
 
1.4m 09:56am
0.8m 14:58pm
31-07-2015 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Air SW
4 Slight
1.9m 09:22am
 
1.5m 11:09am
0.4m 03:38am
05-06-2015 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze W
3 Smooth
1.8m 11:01am
 
1.7m 13:43pm
0.7m 19:18pm
01-05-2015 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze NW
4 Slight
1.6m 11:12am
 
1.3m 09:14am
0.8m 14:24pm
17-04-2015 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Gentle breeze NE
5 Moderate
1.6m 10:24am
 
 
 
13-03-2015 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze E
5 Moderate
1.6m 11:20am
 
1.5m 17:37pm
0.6m 23:00pm
13-02-2015 Open N/A Moderate breeze NE
6 Rough
 
 
 
 
12-11-2014 Open
Flow: Out
N/A
 
 
2.1m 03:58am
0.7m 09:45am
31-07-2014 Open
Flow: In
N/A Gentle breeze NW
6 Rough
2.0m 14:50pm
 
1.6m 14:35pm
0.6m 20:30pm
30-07-2014 Open
Flow: In
N/A Moderate breeze NW
5 Moderate
1.7m 14:15pm
 
1.6m 14:04pm
0.6m 19:53pm
05-06-2014 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Gentle breeze NW
3 Smooth
1.4m 13:11pm
 
1.6m 16:25pm
0.5m 09:51am
04-06-2014 Closed N/A Gentle breeze NE
3 Smooth
1.4m 09:53am
 
2.1m 15:56pm
0.6m 09:10am
07-05-2014 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Gentle breeze SE
4 Slight
1.2m 11:25am
 
1.5m 17:04pm
0.5m 10:16am
23-04-2014 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze NW
4 Slight
 
 
0.0m 17:31pm
0.3m 10:33am
19-04-2014 Open
Flow: Out
N/A
4 Slight
 
 
1.8m 15:10pm
0.2m 08:05am
05-03-2014 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Gentle breeze SE
4 Slight
1.4m 13:11pm
 
2.1m 15:41pm
0.4m 08:53am
06-12-2013 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Moderate breeze N
4 Slight
0.1m 14:40pm
 
1.5m 14:31pm
0.6m 08:11am
11-09-2013 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Gentle breeze W
6 Rough
1.5m 15:15pm
 
1.5m 15:15pm
0.2m 21:12pm
13-06-2013 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Fresh breeze E
6 Rough
 
 
1.7m 14:49pm
0.4m 08:09am
09-05-2013 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze NW
5 Moderate
1.6m 10:30am
1.6m 11:50am
1.5m 11:16am
0.8m 16:40pm
04-05-2013 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze W
4 Slight
1.7m 16:10pm
 
1.5m 18:25pm
0.6m 23:56pm
18-04-2013 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Moderate breeze SE
6 Rough
0.7m 11:30am
0.7m 12:30pm
1.5m 16:48pm
0.4m 10:05am
02-04-2013 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Moderate breeze S
5 Moderate
1.8m 17:20pm
 
1.6m 16:10pm
0.1m 09:17am
14-03-2013 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Moderate breeze S
5 Moderate
1.8m 11:50am
1.8m 13:00pm
0.5m 09:14am
2.1m 03:10am
27-02-2013 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Air S
4 Slight
1.7m 14:00pm
 
1.3m 13:30pm
0.4m 19:35pm
08-08-2012 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Gentle breeze SW
4 Slight
 
 
 
 
12-03-2012 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Gentle breeze E
3 Smooth
1.4m 15:50pm
 
1.6m 15:33pm
0.1m 08:53am
27-02-2012 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Gentle breeze S
5 Moderate
1.2m 16:05pm
 
1.5m 16:20pm
0.3m 09:50am
30-10-2011 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze S
5 Moderate
 15:00pm
 
1.5m 14:28pm
0.5m 08:20am
21-10-2011 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze S
5 Moderate
0.9m 15:00pm
 
1.3m 18:00pm
0.6m 11:40am
17-08-2011 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze N
4 Slight
1.2m 14:00pm
1.1m 
1.6m 14:05pm
0.4m 07:51am
16-07-2011 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Gentle breeze E
5 Moderate
-0.5m 13:30pm
 
1.6m 13:28pm
0.8m 18:42pm
15-06-2011 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Strong breeze E
5 Moderate
2.0m 11:00am
2.1m 11:40am
1.6m 10:50am
0.9m 16:00pm
17-04-2011 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Air E
3 Smooth
1.6m 10:30am
 
1.4m 10:15am
0.7m 15:57pm
08-03-2011 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Calm E
3 Smooth
1.4m 15:15pm
1.4m 15:25pm
1.4m 15:15pm
0.3m 08:45am
31-01-2011 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze W
4 Slight
1.1m 08:30am
 
1.3m 08:42am
0.3m 15:02pm
27-10-2010 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Gentle breeze S
5 Moderate
1.1m 15:00pm
1.1m 15:25pm
1.4m 15:00pm
0.6m 08:40am
18-09-2010 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Fresh breeze W
6 Rough
1.4m 07:01am
1.4m 07:20am
1.3m 07:01am
0.7m 11:52am
13-08-2010 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze SW
4 Slight
1.3m 13:50pm
 
1.6m 13:52pm
0.3m 07:28am
04-07-2010 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze NW
3 Smooth
 16:00pm
 
1.6m 16:34pm
0.6m 10:23am
30-05-2010 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Strong breeze E
6 Rough
1.7m 13:30pm
1.7m 13:45pm
1.7m 13:37pm
0.8m 19:00pm
19-05-2010 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Calm S
4 Slight
1.6m 15:50pm
1.6m 16:10pm
1.7m 15:40pm
0.7m 21:10pm
15-04-2010 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Gentle breeze S
5 Moderate
1.6m 14:25pm
 
1.5m 12:25pm
0.4m 06:15am
15-04-2010 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Gentle breeze S
5 Moderate
1.6m 14:25pm
 
1.5m 12:25pm
0.4m 06:15am
20-03-2010 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Gentle breeze S
4 Slight
1.6m 15:50pm
1.7m 16:34pm
1.6m 15:53pm
0.5m 21:35pm
12-02-2010 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Air W
3 Smooth
1.4m 10:20am
 
1.1m 10:15am
0.4m 17:48pm
27-01-2010 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Moderate breeze S
4 Slight
1.3m 17:20pm
 
1.3m 07:40am
0.2m 13:50pm
08-12-2009 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Moderate breeze SW
4 Slight
1.2m 16:30pm
 
1.4m 16:37pm
0.4m 10:22am
28-11-2009 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Moderate breeze E
4 Slight
1.4m 08:00am
 
1.3m 07:45am
0.5m 13:30pm
10-11-2009 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Air E
3 Smooth
1.2m 17:30pm
 
1.4m 17:30pm
0.5m 11:00am
14-10-2009 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Gentle breeze S
5 Moderate
1.6m 14:20pm
 
1.4m 14:17pm
0.4m 20:15pm
09-06-2009 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Gentle breeze W
4 Slight
2.0m 13:20pm
 
2.2m 14:00pm
1.1m 06:19am
06-06-2009 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze W
4 Slight
1.5m 09:15am
 
2.0m 10:16am
1.2m 15:41pm
29-05-2009 Open
Flow: In
N/A Light Breeze E
5 Moderate
1.4m 15:40pm
 
1.7m 15:30pm
0.7m 20:55pm
26-04-2009 Open
Flow:
N/A Moderate breeze W
6 Rough
2.1m 12:40pm
 
2.1m 12:26pm
1.0m 18:12pm
25-04-2009 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze NE
3 Smooth
1.5m 12:45pm
 
1.9m 12:30pm
1.0m 05:22am
24-02-2009 Open N/A Moderate breeze SW
5 Moderate
0.6m 11:05am
 
1.5m 11:04am
0.6m 17:48pm
04-02-2009 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze E
4 Slight
0.6m 19:00pm
 
1.1m 06:32am
0.2m 11:56am
13-12-2008 Open
Flow:
N/A
 
 
 
 
18-11-2008 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Gentle breeze S
4 Slight
1.0m 15:30pm
1.0m 16:00pm
1.8m 15:15pm
0.0m 21:37pm
27-10-2008 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Moderate breeze S
4 Slight
0.7m 11:15am
 
1.6m 10:12am
0.5m 16:34pm
02-10-2008 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze SW
3 Smooth
0.1m 13:15pm
 
1.5m 13:55pm
0.2m 19:15pm
29-09-2008 Open N/A
 
 
 
 
22-08-2008 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Moderate breeze S
5 Moderate
0.3m 14:45pm
 
2.0m 14:42pm
0.5m 08:32am
24-07-2008 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Calm
3 Smooth
0.1m 15:20pm
 
2.0m 15:12pm
0.5m 08:44am
27-06-2008 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze SW
7 Very Rough
0.8m 16:50pm
0.8m 17:15pm
1.9m 16:47pm
0.7m 10:17am
14-05-2008 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Light Breeze E
4 Slight
0.0m 12:40pm
 
1.8m 18:25pm
0.6m 11:35am
28-04-2008 Perched
Flow: Out
N/A
1.4m 16:26pm
 
 16:26pm
 09:53am
13-02-2008 Open
Flow: Out
N/A Strong breeze S
6 Rough
1.2m 10:15am
0.8m 11:45am
1.6m 11:15am
0.1m 17:41pm

Snapshots

10-02-2025
29-09-2023
31-07-2023
22-06-2023
16-05-2023
17-03-2023
27-01-2023
17-12-2022
13-10-2022
16-09-2022
29-11-2018
25-10-2018
23-08-2018
19-07-2018
17-06-2018
14-06-2018
10-05-2018
26-04-2018
07-04-2018
05-03-2018
01-05-2016
11-02-2016
16-10-2015
28-08-2015
31-07-2015
05-06-2015
01-05-2015
17-04-2015
13-03-2015
13-02-2015
12-11-2014
31-07-2014
30-07-2014
05-06-2014
04-06-2014
07-05-2014
23-04-2014
19-04-2014
05-03-2014
06-12-2013
11-09-2013
04-05-2013
02-04-2013
27-02-2013
12-03-2012
27-02-2012
30-10-2011
21-10-2011
17-08-2011
16-07-2011
15-06-2011
17-04-2011
08-03-2011
31-01-2011
27-10-2010
18-09-2010
13-08-2010
04-07-2010

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