Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.2° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 11PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)--
Afternoon (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Thu
1
Friday
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Saturday
3
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)
1
0
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
711
701
691
691
682
635
680
581
451
444
967
979
953
940
915
810
810
833
821
810
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
10
NE
5
NNE
15
E
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:28AM2.48m
3:13PM2.28m
4:11AM2.46m
3:55PM2.28m
Low Tide
8:55PM-0.01m
9:27AM0.59m
9:37PM-0.05m
10:08AM0.62m
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:50
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6:21
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6:22
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 mm
1
16
9
1
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2
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Temp °C
14
11
11
12
10
10
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
13
8
9
11
7
8
8
8
9
10
10
7
6
6
5
7
7
7
7
8
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