Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.8° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 6PM is: 4.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)13ft (4.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
8
4
WSW
9
4
SW
9
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3842
3924
4443
5405
2149
2890
3054
7743
6864
6082
5051
1647
1273
1574
1902
2467
2571
2725
2405
2113
1783
1606
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:13AM2.05m
5:54PM2.13m
7:00AM1.98m
6:30PM2.02m
7:49AM1.91m
7:09PM1.92m
Low Tide
11:59AM0.80m
00:30AM0.33m
12:41PM0.93m
1:11AM0.40m
1:26PM1.05m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
5
5
4
5
7
7
6
6
8
8
8
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