Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.3° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 3AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (06 Oct)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (06 Oct)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
3
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
8
4
WSW
9
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1412
1394
1350
1239
1115
3133
1487
2484
5538
4782
4251
3771
3470
3178
3034
3040
2646
2529
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
N
10
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
W
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
E
25
ENE
Wind State
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:28PM2.15m
7:36AM2.16m
7:25PM2.04m
8:33AM2.05m
8:34PM1.93m
Low Tide
00:59AM0.21m
1:33PM0.81m
1:57AM0.39m
2:37PM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
8
10
13
13
11
8
Feels °C
10
9
8
8
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