Wonthaggi surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 AEST
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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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wonthaggi today?

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 7AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 26). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (26 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (26 May)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the N by Wed night).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.9
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
1.6
S
7
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
174
251
350
284
268
304
331
507
554
443
374
226
202
196
159
154
120
118
120
132
132
122
127
94
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
10
SSE
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:57AM1.93m
7:07PM2.07m
8:03AM1.88m
7:55PM1.96m
9:10AM1.87m
8:45PM1.87m
Low Tide
00:47AM0.53m
12:55PM0.73m
1:40AM0.54m
1:53PM0.90m
2:34AM0.54m
2:57PM1.01m
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7:20
7:22
7:22
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5:07
5:07
5:07
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
15
15
14
15
10
10
12
11
10
11
9
9
8
11
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
11
13
12
12
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
S
7
1.2
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SW
12
0.8
W
5
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
Energy kJ
174
251
350
284
268
304
264
215
218
215
251
226
124
48
159
29
120
118
120
132
132
122
127
94
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.1
SE
12
0.4
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.1
SE
12
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SW
12
0.6
W
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
109
64
5
20
43
30
15
7
6
212
208
202
196
28
154
15
13
12
11
7
32
32
68
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
W
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
Energy kJ
25
9
3
6
6
25
23
18
11
10
3
23
22
22
21
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
1.3
ESE
5
1.5
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.9
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
1.1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
5
0.9
W
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
11
34
87
143
164
226
331
507
554
443
374
77
71
40
27
9
8
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
81
81
231
231
231
231
231
263
231
127
16
7
16
16
11
7
7
7
7
15
33
34
34
34
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
6
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
6
7
6
9
6
8
8
6
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