Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.9° 

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 7PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)--
Afternoon (29 Jul)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (29 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9663
7905
5488
4274
3294
1748
1876
1521
1223
1034
951
811
785
646
570
455
448
389
331
325
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
0
W
5
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:00PM1.71m
12:40PM2.00m
00:05AM1.75m
1:23PM2.08m
Low Tide
5:44PM1.15m
5:41AM0.51m
6:42PM1.05m
6:34AM0.48m
7:30PM0.92m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
11
10
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
Feels °C
2
4
3
4
5
5
7
6
7
6
7
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
11
9
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