Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
14.8°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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 1PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.2
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
455
537
759
573
558
647
638
630
612
493
486
479
357
325
320
314
309
231
295
357
874
1417
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
5
W
5
SE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
SSW
15
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:05AM2.13m
5:49PM1.92m
6:44AM2.04m
6:28PM1.83m
7:25AM1.96m
7:15PM1.75m
Low Tide
12:06PM0.83m
00:09AM0.47m
12:45PM0.89m
00:49AM0.58m
1:31PM0.94m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:26
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6:24
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Temp °C
18
22
25
24
23
22
22
22
20
23
25
26
24
23
22
22
21
20
22
21
23
23
Feels °C
16
19
22
22
19
19
19
19
16
19
21
23
22
20
19
20
19
19
20
19
21
21
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