
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wonthaggi today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 5PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wonthaggi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
421 | 444 | 708 | 737 | 719 | 729 | 620 | 581 | 631 | 704 | 974 | 701 | 691 | 785 | 691 | 635 | 680 | 494 | 543 | 711 | 993 | 1019 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:55PM2.18m | 2:45AM2.44m | 2:34PM2.24m | 3:28AM2.48m | 3:13PM2.28m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM0.59m | 8:14PM0.09m | 8:47AM0.58m | 8:55PM-0.01m | 9:27AM0.59m | 9:37PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 5 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
421 | 444 | 708 | 737 | 719 | 729 | 620 | 581 | 631 | 704 | 2 | 701 | 691 | 785 | 691 | 635 | 680 | 494 | 543 | 711 | 993 | 1019 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 5 | SW 5 |
157 | 157 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 26 | 31 | 22 | 9 | — | — | 211 | 291 | 216 | 16 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | E 8 | W 6 | W 5 | — | W 5 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — |
1 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 30 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 177 | 177 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | — | — | WNW 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | SE 4 | SE 5 |
31 | 16 | 27 | 35 | 12 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 17 | 117 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 117 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 78 | 34 | 34 |
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