Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.7° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 11AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
17
0.7
SW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1
W
12
0.7
SW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.8
W
7
2.2
W
6
2.3
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
193
264
627
620
279
217
268
268
403
857
1138
1013
983
722
659
608
557
353
278
404
588
848
1606
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:47AM2.21m
4:05PM2.41m
4:38AM2.18m
4:43PM2.34m
5:26AM2.12m
5:19PM2.24m
Low Tide
9:50AM0.37m
10:27PM0.26m
10:34AM0.51m
11:09PM0.25m
11:17AM0.66m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
2
3
1
Temp °C
13
11
10
10
12
14
14
12
11
11
10
10
13
14
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
11
11
10
Feels °C
10
7
5
5
7
9
9
7
7
7
6
6
9
10
8
7
7
6
5
6
7
4
6
4
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