Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.0° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 3AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (21 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (21 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
SW
10
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1654
1516
1458
1711
1792
1987
2059
2968
2630
2630
2474
2317
2317
2758
3345
3136
2721
2314
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
ESE
15
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:16PM1.99m
6:19AM1.97m
5:52PM1.89m
7:07AM1.88m
6:36PM1.79m
Low Tide
11:46PM0.43m
12:08PM0.96m
00:27AM0.53m
12:55PM1.05m
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
15
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
12
11
10
9
Feels °C
8
9
6
3
4
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
6
7
5
5
5
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