Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
13.6°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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 6PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (29 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.9
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1785
1447
1447
934
895
659
700
689
1147
1129
1003
1003
1167
1185
1261
1299
1358
1459
1289
1307
1163
2191
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
12:46PM2.02m
00:47AM1.88m
1:24PM2.10m
1:37AM2.01m
1:58PM2.17m
Low Tide
6:10AM0.59m
6:56PM0.82m
7:00AM0.56m
7:36PM0.64m
7:44AM0.53m
8:12PM0.46m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
Feels °C
6
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
7
9
10
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