Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
13.6° 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 (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 7PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
0
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
WSW
19
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
198
245
617
621
703
559
1056
1056
1190
974
763
818
1491
1199
1155
1018
993
905
796
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
25
NW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:40PM2.25m
5:33AM2.19m
5:16PM2.23m
6:23AM2.18m
5:57PM2.19m
Low Tide
11:07PM0.19m
11:23AM0.72m
11:49PM0.13m
12:09PM0.83m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
16
16
13
12
Feels °C
6
8
5
7
6
6
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
11
12
9
7
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