Wonthaggi surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 AEST
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Wonthaggi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wonthaggi today?

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 11AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (29 Apr)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (29 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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)
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1335
1255
1317
1431
1474
1325
1289
1079
1163
1079
961
754
671
671
626
564
663
682
606
606
606
597
507
515
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
E
10
SSE
15
SE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NE
15
NE
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:28AM1.83m
9:35PM1.87m
10:41AM1.89m
10:32PM1.84m
11:42AM1.99m
Low Tide
3:05AM0.70m
3:30PM0.90m
4:07AM0.64m
4:41PM0.94m
5:02AM0.55m
5:44PM0.93m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:31
5:30
5:30
Temp °C
15
15
14
15
17
17
17
16
16
17
18
20
23
24
23
22
21
20
19
20
24
25
25
23
14
15
14
15
16
14
14
14
14
15
15
17
19
21
20
19
18
17
16
17
21
22
23
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
WSW
14
Energy kJ
1335
1255
1317
1431
1474
1325
1289
1079
1163
1079
961
754
671
671
626
564
663
682
606
606
606
597
507
515
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
7
2
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.5
N
4
Energy kJ
6
5
5
8
5
3
2
2
4
4
3
7
5
1
3
3
3
3
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
16
7
7
7
33
34
34
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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