Wonthaggi surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 28 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 10AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Evening (28 Apr)5ft (1.5m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
4
3
1
2
2
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
20
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.3
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
569
738
808
835
790
781
974
1450
1436
1350
1317
1300
1251
1212
1094
1094
1094
1079
877
754
661
671
626
564
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:10AM1.85m
8:36PM1.92m
9:28AM1.83m
9:35PM1.87m
10:41AM1.89m
Low Tide
2:00AM0.73m
2:18PM0.78m
3:05AM0.70m
3:30PM0.90m
4:07AM0.64m
4:41PM0.94m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:34
5:31
5:30
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
19
20
18
17
16
15
15
16
19
18
18
17
17
18
18
19
22
24
22
21
13
12
12
12
17
19
16
16
15
15
15
15
18
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
18
21
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
Energy kJ
494
486
546
529
466
397
974
1450
1436
1350
1317
1300
1251
1212
1094
1094
1094
1079
877
754
661
671
626
564
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
20
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.4
SW
3
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
Energy kJ
569
738
808
835
790
781
294
205
4
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
7
6
7
4
2
2
2
4
4
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
7
7
7
7
7
33
34
7
34
7
7
15
33
34
34
7
7
7
7
7
11
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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