Wonthaggi surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 17 Jul 2025 AEST
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Wonthaggi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
13.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Wonthaggi today?

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 8AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (17 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (17 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s

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

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Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
SW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)161616161615141518171818171717161616161616161415151514151414141414141414151514141414131313131212121214131212141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)31502918295330473366455443584425505348835351566149474478357129283144284130883297352149645774596597618431931439873504298926552480224319871835183517671797158213141064929745649512395320295291326472522608679136643662530218217701637
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:56AM
2.08
4:17PM
2.35
4:46AM
2.14
4:53PM
2.32
5:38AM
2.17
5:32PM
2.28
6:33AM
2.17
6:14PM
2.22
7:31AM
2.15
7:01PM
2.15
8:35AM
2.12
7:56PM
2.07
9:43AM
2.10
8:59PM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:59AM
0.42
10:38PM
0.35
10:44AM
0.52
11:19PM
0.23
11:31AM
0.64
12:04AM
0.16
12:21PM
0.77
12:53AM
0.12
1:16PM
0.90
1:47AM
0.12
2:17PM
1.00
2:47AM
0.15
3:26PM
1.06
3:52AM
0.19
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Sunrise---7:31-------7:31-------7:30-------7:30-------7:28-------7:28-------7:28-------7:26
Sunset-----5:15-------5:16-------5:16-------5:17-------5:19-------5:20-------5:21------
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Rain (mm)
---131----------------1---1---------------------------------
Temp. °C1212111111121212101099111212999910121211101091091011111198881114121111121214171717171515141213141312109910
Feels °C (?)5435677866445773320-1134343667887544471298787811111110877679997667
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for VIC - East Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Wonthaggi (moderate winds from the N at Pound Creek 26 km from Wonthaggi). 1.5m 15s groundswell from the SW with a 0.9m 7s swell from the WSW. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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20 km/h
N
8.5
13.4
Air / Water (°C)
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