Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
16.3°C
2.9° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 7PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (23 Oct)6ft (1.8m)17s
Evening (23 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
0
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
18
1.4
WSW
15
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
2
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
854
818
1907
1652
1953
1953
1743
1655
1571
1396
1279
1142
1126
1042
1174
1288
1190
1261
1175
1604
908
1710
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
E
25
SSW
20
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:06AM1.84m
9:34PM1.71m
10:05AM1.81m
10:54PM1.80m
11:03AM1.83m
Low Tide
3:28PM0.91m
3:44AM0.88m
4:31PM0.80m
5:00AM0.90m
5:29PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:22
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6:20
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6:18
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7:43
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7:44
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7:45
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1
1
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2
3
1
10
13
6
2
5
2
Temp °C
20
24
27
28
19
18
15
14
14
15
16
17
15
15
16
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
Feels °C
17
20
23
25
15
17
14
13
14
15
15
16
14
14
17
9
9
11
8
8
7
6
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