Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
13.5°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 (31 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 11PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)--
Afternoon (31 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (31 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
2
3
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.9
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
15
1.9
W
10
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1289
1307
1163
1109
2091
1552
1284
1149
1060
816
623
536
418
655
1822
2023
2649
2069
2037
2140
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
0
S
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
25
WNW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:22AM2.14m
2:31PM2.22m
3:05AM2.25m
3:04PM2.26m
Low Tide
8:12PM0.46m
8:26AM0.52m
8:48PM0.30m
9:05AM0.53m
9:24PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
12
11
12
15
18
19
17
13
14
14
13
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
9
9
10
10
9
8
8
9
11
13
11
9
9
11
10
8
10
10
10
6
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