Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
15.6°C
2.2° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 11AM is: 2.0m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)17s
Afternoon (22 Oct)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (22 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
17
2
WSW
17
2
WSW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
18
1.4
WSW
15
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1394
1630
2062
2296
2058
1822
1699
1405
1132
1052
854
818
1907
1652
1787
1787
1743
1677
1571
1396
1297
1158
1126
1126
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
10
S
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
SSW
10
NE
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:12AM1.89m
8:17PM1.70m
9:06AM1.84m
9:34PM1.71m
10:05AM1.81m
10:54PM1.80m
Low Tide
1:35AM0.69m
2:25PM0.95m
2:33AM0.80m
3:28PM0.91m
3:44AM0.88m
4:31PM0.80m
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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cloud
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rain showers
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light rain
rain showers
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Temp °C
17
17
18
22
26
26
23
23
22
20
20
24
27
28
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
17
15
16
21
24
23
19
19
18
16
16
20
23
25
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
13
13
15
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