Wonthaggi surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 16 Apr 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wonthaggi today?

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 6AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
WSW
0.8
SW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)12121212121588881313131614141413131212131211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)73664652245551827382211411122110824602752300338533517308225871329953835754700760617
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
W
35
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
0
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise--6:45-------6:46-------6:47-----
Sunset-----5:50-------5:47-------5:46--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------11-11------------
Temp. °C141415172120151514141413141414131413131313131211
Feels °C (?)1210101115159108886777787899101010
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