Wonthaggi surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wonthaggi today?

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 1AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.2
SW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)88881313141615141413131213131212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)106710991082104325612522292336413051278214111216152184977865853154233628521517111990
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
S
0
SSE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
N
0
NW
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:29PM
1.89
11:20AM
2.02
11:23PM
1.95
12:21PM
2.22
12:13AM
2.04
1:15PM
2.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:52AM
0.61
5:28PM
0.78
5:46AM
0.39
6:27PM
0.73
6:36AM
0.17
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:46-------6:47-------6:48---
Sunset-------5:47-------5:46-------5:45
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
111-11------------------
Temp. °C1615151414131414141414131313131312111098101415
Feels °C (?)11109887788898991010101097691213
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