Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 6AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (06 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (06 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
9
3
SW
9
2.2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.4
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
2.3
SW
8
1.8
SSW
7
1.2
WSW
9
1.7
SW
9
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.7
SW
17
2.4
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3922
2400
1219
1949
1556
1759
1224
824
657
1163
1248
490
506
617
325
242
471
929
860
864
905
874
1638
2973
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:02AM2.24m
5:38PM2.20m
6:56AM2.14m
6:28PM2.11m
7:57AM2.05m
7:31PM2.01m
Low Tide
11:27PM0.05m
11:50AM0.81m
00:16AM0.12m
12:42PM0.90m
1:12AM0.22m
1:44PM0.97m
rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
8
9
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
5
7
9
10
10
12
9
8
6
6
7
7
5
6
7
7
7
7
6
6
7
7
6
5
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