Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.9° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 11AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
WSW
19
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
227
152
149
147
198
245
617
621
703
559
1056
1255
1190
974
763
818
1588
1199
1155
1018
921
840
796
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
W
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
25
NW
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
Wind State
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:47AM2.16m
4:40PM2.25m
5:33AM2.19m
5:16PM2.23m
6:23AM2.18m
5:57PM2.19m
Low Tide
10:30PM0.28m
10:41AM0.63m
11:07PM0.19m
11:23AM0.72m
11:49PM0.13m
12:09PM0.83m
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
10
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
11
10
11
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
7
8
7
5
6
9
7
7
6
7
7
7
9
10
11
10
8
7
6
7
10
12
9
9
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