Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.5° 

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 (13 Oct):

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

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 7AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (13 Oct)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (13 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3075
1348
2434
4380
4107
3895
3576
3139
2886
2610
2304
1864
1568
1164
1127
946
772
656
580
367
325
278
273
195
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
SE
25
ESE
30
E
25
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:20AM2.25m
2:11PM2.06m
3:02AM2.32m
2:51PM2.09m
3:41AM2.35m
3:28PM2.10m
Low Tide
8:24AM0.69m
8:30PM0.24m
9:06AM0.67m
9:09PM0.19m
9:43AM0.66m
9:46PM0.18m
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rain showers
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:33
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6:33
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7:34
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1
1
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Temp °C
12
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
8
8
14
17
18
14
12
Feels °C
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
10
13
12
7
6
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