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Wonthaggi surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 18 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: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.8
SE
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)12121414151414141414141313131313121261212242221
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)878915816217116916415815315515312087848278757458727287197305
Wind
(km/h)
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
ESE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:16AM
1.89
11:13AM
1.71
1:13AM
1.96
12:20PM
1.72
2:01AM
2.06
1:22PM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:02AM
1.21
6:05PM
0.50
7:09AM
1.15
7:01PM
0.46
8:03AM
1.05
7:51PM
0.41
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise--6:11-------6:13-------6:15-----
Sunset------8:42-------8:42-------8:40-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161616212323201717171622252521171716162023242218
Feels °C (?)101011151716141112121118212016131415152021211815
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