Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.0° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 4PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (25 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (25 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
21
0.6
WSW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
604
680
669
734
679
1322
1031
934
1387
1028
915
837
734
722
711
610
436
341
280
280
171
273
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
5
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:56AM1.79m
8:04PM1.74m
10:05AM1.80m
9:16PM1.68m
11:10AM1.85m
Low Tide
2:33PM1.18m
3:00AM0.62m
3:52PM1.19m
4:07AM0.64m
5:09PM1.12m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
12
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
9
9
9
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
10
10
11
10
11
10
7
8
7
8
8
8
9
8
9
7
7
6
8
9
10
9
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