Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
14.1°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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 10AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)20s
Evening (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.6
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.7
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
299
318
529
401
363
309
535
785
915
1737
1961
1803
2087
2080
1300
1474
1123
833
742
648
630
637
545
480
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
SSW
15
SSE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:18PM1.72m
11:09AM1.86m
11:29PM1.85m
11:56AM1.94m
00:27AM2.02m
12:38PM2.02m
Low Tide
4:40AM0.77m
5:23PM0.84m
5:42AM0.73m
6:11PM0.65m
6:36AM0.68m
6:53PM0.44m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:58
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6:17
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1
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Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
10
10
12
13
12
10
9
9
8
8
10
12
13
13
14
Feels °C
13
10
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
7
7
6
4
5
6
5
5
8
10
10
10
10
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