Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
13.6° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 2AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (07 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (07 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.9
WSW
19
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
617
621
703
559
1056
1255
1190
974
763
818
1491
1338
1155
1018
993
905
899
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
High Tide
4:40PM2.25m
5:33AM2.19m
5:16PM2.23m
6:23AM2.18m
5:57PM2.19m
Low Tide
11:07PM0.19m
11:23AM0.72m
11:49PM0.13m
12:09PM0.83m
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
7
7
6
6
7
7
7
9
9
8
10
9
9
8
11
11
10
10
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