Wonthaggi surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 20 Apr 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
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wonthaggi today?

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 6PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
WSW
0.6
SW
0.8
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)161616151515121414131313131312171616161514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)91171166109106104117162236427520504504389320434430362565493367362325261
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
N
5
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
N
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:04PM
2.53
1:48AM
2.23
2:51PM
2.58
2:35AM
2.29
3:37PM
2.57
3:22AM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:24AM
-0.01
8:07PM
0.62
8:12AM
-0.12
8:53PM
0.59
9:00AM
-0.16
9:38PM
0.59
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise6:48-------6:50-------6:50-------
Sunset---5:44-------5:43-------5:40----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141417161615141312142021181515151617212322202019
Feels °C (?)10111513131211109111919141112121315182120181717
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