Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.9° 

Wonthaggi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wonthaggi today (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 1PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (08 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

Table - waves today at Wonthaggi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
20
1.2
SW
19
1.7
WSW
19
1.8
SW
19
1.8
SW
18
2.1
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1338
1155
1018
1040
840
796
785
785
712
501
373
368
268
390
557
1100
1961
2300
1974
2624
5553
1821
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
E
30
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
6:23AM2.18m
5:57PM2.19m
7:18AM2.14m
6:45PM2.14m
8:22AM2.09m
7:42PM2.07m
Low Tide
12:09PM0.83m
00:37AM0.11m
1:01PM0.93m
1:32AM0.13m
2:02PM1.02m
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light rain
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cloud
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
1
2
2
2
3
5
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
12
13
16
16
14
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
9
9
10
9
10
13
12
Feels °C
9
10
12
13
10
9
7
6
7
6
7
9
8
9
8
2
3
3
2
4
7
6
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