Wonthaggi surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wonthaggi today?

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 2AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
2.5
SW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)141414131312131312121212121212121111171616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3331278213901216968835725658587593336285215171119907447446791171166109
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
W
5
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:23PM
1.95
12:21PM
2.22
12:13AM
2.04
1:15PM
2.40
1:01AM
2.14
2:04PM
2.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:28PM
0.78
5:46AM
0.39
6:27PM
0.73
6:36AM
0.17
7:19PM
0.67
7:24AM
-0.01
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:47-------6:48-------6:48---
Sunset-------5:46-------5:45-------5:44
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1414131313131312121110991012141414131314151717
Feels °C (?)88888999101097781112111191011121413
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