Wonthaggi surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 22 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
16.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wonthaggi today?

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 7AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (22 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (22 May)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
567
435
428
379
411
501
879
1300
1251
1140
1031
915
731
661
509
501
376
347
255
251
205
166
160
160
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
SE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
ENE
5
ESE
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:07AM2.26m
4:07PM2.50m
4:02AM2.21m
4:53PM2.41m
4:57AM2.13m
5:37PM2.30m
Low Tide
9:31AM-0.05m
10:13PM0.56m
10:21AM0.11m
11:03PM0.54m
11:11AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:08
5:08
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
14
15
14
12
11
11
12
12
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
17
16
15
9
8
8
8
12
13
11
9
8
8
10
10
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
Energy kJ
567
435
428
379
411
501
879
1300
1251
1140
1031
915
731
661
509
501
376
347
255
251
205
166
160
160
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
E
5
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
8
8
4
6
8
9
4
7
6
24
24
23
37
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
6
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
8
8
2
4
3
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
E
4
0.5
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
1
2
3
3
7
3
3
15
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
7
7
7
7
33
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
33
7
33
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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