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Wonthaggi Surf Forecast
/ VIC – East Coast (23 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Wonthaggi surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wonthaggi today?
The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 9PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wonthaggi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | |
555 | 873 | 553 | 316 | 1064 | 1002 | 846 | 453 | 387 | 341 | 712 | 1820 | 1847 | 1735 | 2959 | 2976 | 3881 | 4277 | 4354 | 4494 | 1826 | 2588 | 3001 | 2866 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 2:33PM2.28m | 2:14AM1.97m | 3:10PM2.28m | 2:51AM1.97m | 3:46PM2.26m | 3:27AM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37PM0.78m | 8:33AM0.26m | 9:14PM0.77m | 9:09AM0.29m | 9:50PM0.78m | 9:44AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — |
 | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — |
 kJ | 133 | 163 | 242 | 316 | 1064 | 1002 | 846 | 131 | 148 | 269 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 132 | 261 | 19 | 45 | 45 | 453 | 387 | 98 | 60 | — | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 23 | SE 10 | SW 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 21 | 4 | 165 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 67 | 5 | 5 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | W 8 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 555 | 873 | 553 | — | 130 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 341 | 712 | 1820 | 1847 | 1735 | 2959 | 2976 | 3881 | 4277 | 4354 | 4494 | 1826 | 2588 | 3001 | 2866 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 43 | 41 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 94 | 102 | 102 | 127 | 231 | 297 | 297 | 466 | 296 | 486 | 460 | 107 | 107 | 436 | 445 | 445 | 486 |
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