Wonthaggi surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 01 May 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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wonthaggi today?

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 4AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (02 May)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
581
564
540
412
406
400
400
304
309
313
323
323
313
332
357
425
630
613
577
469
377
371
339
440
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:25PM1.85m
12:33PM2.10m
00:12AM1.88m
1:16PM2.19m
00:55AM1.92m
1:56PM2.25m
Low Tide
5:44PM0.93m
5:51AM0.46m
6:36PM0.89m
6:35AM0.38m
7:20PM0.84m
7:16AM0.31m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:29
5:28
5:25
1
3
1
4
1
Temp °C
25
23
22
22
21
21
24
23
22
21
21
21
21
19
17
18
14
14
13
14
13
14
18
17
23
20
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
17
17
18
18
17
15
15
10
11
9
9
8
9
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
581
564
540
412
406
400
400
304
309
313
323
323
313
332
357
425
630
613
577
469
377
371
339
440
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.4
NW
4
0.1
E
7
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
4
3
1
2
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
7
9
9
8
8
9
9
15
15
15
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SW
13
0.4
ESE
10
Energy kJ
5
4
3
3
1
1
31
63
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
2
0.4
NNE
2
0.5
N
3
0.6
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.8
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
NW
5
0.8
NW
4
Energy kJ
6
2
4
1
1
1
3
6
3
4
4
2
9
1
2
5
7
4
16
31
34
32
41
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
15
7
7
11
7
7
11
11
11
11
94
11
120
60
60
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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