Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.9° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 9PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)--
Afternoon (19 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (19 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
1
1
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
2
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1700
2111
1626
1117
967
904
934
828
671
661
1377
1787
1644
2011
1931
2170
2136
2331
2717
2717
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:42PM2.08m
5:38AM2.07m
5:16PM1.99m
6:19AM1.97m
5:52PM1.89m
Low Tide
10:54AM0.77m
11:08PM0.33m
11:29AM0.86m
11:46PM0.43m
12:08PM0.96m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
15
15
15
16
16
16
20
23
24
15
15
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
14
11
13
14
12
12
10
12
14
16
9
9
7
4
3
4
5
5
5
6
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