Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Issued: 9 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
14.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 5PM is: 5.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)18ft (5.5m)16s
Afternoon (03 Jul)16ft (5.0m)16s
Evening (03 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the NE by Sun night).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
3
5
4
3
3
2
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
17
6
WSW
16
5
WSW
16
5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
2.2
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11595
16432
13136
11548
9487
6503
5012
3978
3531
3029
2522
2248
2187
2350
2754
3723
3997
3770
3325
2630
2113
1654
1513
1265
Wind (km/h)
45
WNW
45
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:27PM2.20m
2:07AM1.84m
3:02PM2.23m
2:52AM1.86m
3:35PM2.25m
3:35AM1.89m
Low Tide
7:41AM0.39m
8:36PM0.86m
8:22AM0.40m
9:14PM0.77m
9:01AM0.43m
9:50PM0.69m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
10
8
8
9
9
Feels °C
0
2
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
4
2
3
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
2.2
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
1504
2350
2754
3723
3997
3770
3325
2630
2113
1654
1513
1265
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
16
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
Energy kJ
180
632
1031
1550
21
8
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
17
6
WSW
16
5
WSW
16
5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
7
1.3
SSW
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.6
ENE
3
Energy kJ
11595
16432
13136
11548
9487
6503
5012
3978
3531
3029
2522
2248
2187
248
122
36
39
16
22
28
33
34
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
4
6
7
6
5
5
5
4
2
4
1
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
Distance (km)
296
296
460
810
107
107
107
107
107
107
117
424
107
93
34
34
78
34
33
78
78
78
60
15
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
7
9
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
9
4
9
5
9
8
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
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