Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
14.2° C
1.0° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 11PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)6ft (1.9m)18s
Evening (08 Jul)6ft (1.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
18
2
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1
SW
18
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1671
2402
2140
1672
1350
1115
1018
871
640
623
623
600
1172
1239
1208
1069
1056
1083
874
829
711
656
568
515
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
0
SSE
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:08PM2.21m
5:51AM2.03m
5:44PM2.17m
6:44AM2.07m
6:24PM2.14m
7:43AM2.10m
Low Tide
11:35PM0.40m
11:42AM0.72m
00:16AM0.30m
12:31PM0.83m
1:03AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
10
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
11
13
13
11
10
9
9
12
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
6
8
10
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
11
10
7
6
5
3
5
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