Wonthaggi surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 29 May 2026 AEST
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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
15.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wonthaggi today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 5AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (30 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (30 May)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
7
2
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
W
9
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
151
149
147
138
99
138
148
181
360
804
1010
1156
1353
1601
2122
2629
2646
2346
1869
1534
1100
781
615
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:38PM1.81m
11:11AM1.98m
10:32PM1.79m
12:02PM2.05m
11:24PM1.79m
12:47PM2.12m
Low Tide
4:04PM1.06m
4:18AM0.49m
5:06PM1.06m
5:08AM0.45m
6:01PM1.03m
5:55AM0.40m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:05
5:05
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
13
13
10
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
6
7
4
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
Energy kJ
73
151
149
147
138
99
83
99
94
4
4
4
4
4
4
10
10
10
10
1869
1534
1100
781
615
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
75
12
9
16
16
10
10
10
4
12
12
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
18
16
16
14
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.9
WNW
4
1
W
4
1.2
W
5
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
7
2
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
W
9
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NNW
4
Energy kJ
15
19
4
28
39
71
138
148
181
360
804
1010
1156
1353
1601
2122
2629
2646
2346
10
15
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
5
5
3
4
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
11
7
11
41
103
103
11
23
11
102
102
103
103
102
103
107
107
107
102
16
11
11
117
51
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
2
2
4
6
6
3
5
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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