Wonthaggi surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 03 May 2026 AEST
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Wonthaggi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wonthaggi today?

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 5PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (03 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
13
1.8
WNW
6
3
W
10
3.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
9
1
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
313
332
357
352
402
440
491
469
383
377
234
241
184
193
231
1618
2096
1261
759
1148
815
486
387
1002
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
N
25
N
20
WNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
20
NW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:16PM2.19m
00:55AM1.92m
1:56PM2.25m
1:36AM1.95m
2:33PM2.28m
2:14AM1.97m
Low Tide
6:35AM0.38m
7:20PM0.84m
7:16AM0.31m
8:00PM0.80m
7:55AM0.27m
8:37PM0.78m
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:28
5:25
5:24
5:23
4
11
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
20
20
18
15
15
15
16
14
14
16
18
17
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
18
18
15
13
13
11
12
9
9
10
12
11
8
9
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
W
11
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
14
1.4
WSW
9
1.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
313
332
357
352
402
440
491
469
383
377
234
241
149
193
193
4
9
4
173
163
242
257
286
1002
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.8
SW
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
WSW
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
1
SW
14
0.2
WSW
21
Energy kJ
1
7
8
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
86
119
184
110
100
10
4
4
104
165
387
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
E
5
0.5
E
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
3
7
4
43
9
9
9
9
4
10
22
4
4
19
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
1
NW
4
1.4
NW
5
1.8
WNW
6
3
W
10
3.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
9
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
5
10
5
3
8
10
16
24
29
28
40
103
231
1618
2096
1261
759
1148
815
486
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
4
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
Distance (km)
7
7
41
23
7
11
11
11
7
127
127
124
102
127
127
127
103
107
117
107
102
30
16
11
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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