Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.3° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 3PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (15 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (15 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
7
3
SW
13
3.5
WSW
13
4
SW
9
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
778
3707
4440
2262
5634
5087
4627
4119
3695
3398
3286
2959
2307
2146
1860
1597
1554
1581
961
1004
1034
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:24PM2.24m
3:07AM2.33m
3:01PM2.24m
3:46AM2.31m
3:36PM2.20m
Low Tide
8:27AM0.53m
8:43PM0.18m
9:07AM0.56m
9:21PM0.16m
9:44AM0.62m
9:57PM0.18m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
5
4
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
6
7
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