Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.4° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 5AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (11 Oct)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (11 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
10
2
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
655
1024
892
656
1047
2756
3288
3246
3121
2734
2734
2615
2629
2472
2791
2920
3745
3334
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NW
15
SW
10
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:33AM2.02m
12:40PM1.97m
1:31AM2.15m
1:28PM2.02m
Low Tide
6:07PM0.59m
6:41AM0.75m
7:01PM0.45m
7:37AM0.72m
7:48PM0.32m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
15
14
14
14
17
21
23
23
20
18
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
12
13
12
12
12
14
17
19
19
16
15
12
12
11
7
7
6
6
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