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Wonthaggi surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
17.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wonthaggi today?

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 11AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (15 Jan)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (15 Jan)8ft (2.5m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
2.1
SE
2.3
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
2
SE
2
SE
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
2.1
SE
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
2.1
SE
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)1313137788777777771213713126121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)335330282382537760760641492506489459379357342144161381158151348116116118
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:23AM
1.89
10:06PM
1.84
9:10AM
1.80
11:11PM
1.84
10:07AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:42AM
1.09
3:14PM
0.49
3:40AM
1.18
4:07PM
0.52
4:49AM
1.22
5:05PM
0.52
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise--6:09-------6:09-------6:11-----
Sunset------8:44-------8:43-------8:43-
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-11121221---------------
Temp. °C181717171718171717171719201817161716172022211817
Feels °C (?)161414131413121212121214151211101110121416151212
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