Wonthaggi surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 18 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
16.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wonthaggi today?

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 10PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
WSW
0.7
SW
0.8
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121212121111171616161615151512141113
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)725658531650365289215171119907447456791171166109106104119208153434
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
NNE
5
SSE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:13AM
2.04
1:15PM
2.40
1:01AM
2.14
2:04PM
2.53
1:48AM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:27PM
0.73
6:36AM
0.17
7:19PM
0.67
7:24AM
-0.01
8:07PM
0.62
8:12AM
-0.12
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-
Sunset-5:46-------5:45-------5:44------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1212121110981013141415141414151817171514131215
Feels °C (?)89101097681212111210101012141313111110811
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