Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
13.6° 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 4AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
20
1.2
SW
19
1.7
WSW
19
1.8
SW
19
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
905
796
785
691
621
501
373
368
268
390
589
1100
1961
2300
1974
1929
3377
3929
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
High Tide
5:57PM2.19m
7:18AM2.14m
6:45PM2.14m
8:22AM2.09m
7:42PM2.07m
Low Tide
00:37AM0.11m
1:01PM0.93m
1:32AM0.13m
2:02PM1.02m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
 mm
2
2
3
2
3
1
2
7
2
2
6
2
Temp °C
14
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
8
9
8
8
12
13
Feels °C
11
8
7
6
6
6
5
8
8
9
8
8
2
3
1
1
6
6
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