Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.8° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 3PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (24 Jul)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (24 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
11
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.7
SW
10
1.7
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7668
6288
5475
1776
1179
1441
1748
2375
2388
2310
2365
1913
1554
1134
1382
1363
1192
934
1020
770
628
616
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:00AM1.98m
6:30PM2.02m
7:49AM1.91m
7:09PM1.92m
8:44AM1.86m
7:53PM1.83m
Low Tide
12:41PM0.93m
1:11AM0.40m
1:26PM1.05m
1:55AM0.46m
2:19PM1.14m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
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5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
3
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
9
11
10
10
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