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Wonthaggi Surf Forecast
/ VIC – East Coast (23 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Wonthaggi surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 AESTForecast 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wonthaggi today?
The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 7AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wonthaggi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
264 | 261 | 239 | 198 | 525 | 763 | 902 | 875 | 824 | 668 | 517 | 436 | 365 | 256 | 251 | 149 | 180 | 222 | 414 | 512 | 669 | 734 | 711 | 722 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:22AM2.31m | 4:23PM2.51m | 4:10AM2.27m | 5:10PM2.40m | 5:01AM2.18m | 5:57PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47AM-0.12m | 10:23PM0.60m | 10:35AM0.01m | 11:11PM0.64m | 11:24AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 264 | 261 | 239 | 198 | 525 | 763 | 902 | 875 | 824 | 668 | 517 | 436 | 365 | 256 | 251 | 149 | 180 | 222 | 414 | 512 | 669 | 734 | 711 | 722 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SW 18 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 19 | ESE 8 | WSW 18 | ESE 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 19 | 32 | 35 | 78 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 133 | 114 | 85 | 94 | 7 | 31 | 6 | 97 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 11 | SW 18 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 19 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | 33 | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 7 | — | 6 | — | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 2 | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 93 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
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