Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
13.8°C
1.1° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 3AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
0
0
0
1
2
4
4
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
2.3
SW
8
1.7
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.6
SW
9
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
13
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
2.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1224
824
618
1269
1412
481
537
582
263
222
396
868
799
723
905
874
1777
3100
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
N
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:38PM2.20m
6:56AM2.14m
6:28PM2.11m
7:57AM2.05m
7:31PM2.01m
Low Tide
00:16AM0.12m
12:42PM0.90m
1:12AM0.22m
1:44PM0.97m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
8
9
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
10
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
8
7
4
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