Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
16.0°C
1.8° 

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 (09 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 1AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (09 Nov)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (09 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
12
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
772
570
455
355
349
259
209
179
145
145
114
155
161
441
435
620
628
649
614
614
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
5
SE
20
SE
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
S
10
SE
15
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
00:18AM2.03m
11:56AM1.86m
1:12AM2.13m
12:47PM1.88m
1:57AM2.21m
Low Tide
6:19AM0.95m
6:26PM0.40m
7:14AM0.91m
7:12PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
12
10
10
10
11
16
18
17
14
13
11
10
12
18
21
22
19
16
15
14
Feels °C
6
4
5
4
6
12
16
13
9
8
7
7
9
16
19
19
16
14
14
12
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