Wonthaggi surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 08 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
17.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wonthaggi today?

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 11PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)--
Afternoon (08 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
3
W
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)1314141414141413131313131279101010111111111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8678048496486485144714443804373883642607841524172722682786313433552923276528713107
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
S
15
ESE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
30
NNW
35
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
40
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
45
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:11PM
2.26
3:55AM
2.05
4:46PM
2.19
4:27AM
1.99
5:22PM
2.12
5:01AM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:11PM
0.73
10:14AM
0.29
10:44PM
0.79
10:49AM
0.36
11:19PM
0.86
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise------6:37-------6:39-------6:39-
Sunset-6:00-------6:00-------5:58------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------1--42412--1112111
Temp. °C151514141414142023242219201613151514121111101112
Feels °C (?)13131110101111151720181514108755433223
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