Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wonthaggi today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 2PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wonthaggi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 158 | 201 | 198 | 444 | 390 | 294 | 264 | 441 | 740 | 773 | 722 | 1454 | 1700 | 3458 | 1517 | 1677 | 4822 | 4766 | 4287 | 3789 | 3383 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:56AM2.20m | 4:44PM2.22m | 5:37AM2.12m | 5:17PM2.12m | 6:18AM2.02m | 5:51PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM0.67m | 11:11PM0.24m | 11:25AM0.79m | 11:48PM0.31m | 12:02PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | SW 24 | WSW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 163 | 96 | 201 | 114 | 444 | 390 | 294 | 235 | 441 | 740 | 773 | 722 | 1454 | 528 | 1048 | 1517 | 1677 | — | 22 | 1455 | 218 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 21 |
| kJ | 67 | 158 | 152 | 198 | 133 | 71 | 181 | 264 | 145 | 251 | 368 | 528 | 534 | 319 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | WSW 18 | ESE 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | WSW 20 | — | WSW 19 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 88 | 128 | 6 | 140 | 98 | 129 | — | — | 151 | — | 286 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 | NNW 4 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 4 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 59 | 58 | 181 | 12 | — | 43 | 64 | 104 | 121 | 193 | 208 | 179 | 14 | 1700 | 3458 | 592 | 695 | 4822 | 4766 | 4287 | 3789 | 3383 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 102 | 102 | 103 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 41 | 102 | 102 | 103 | 103 | 107 | 107 | 117 | 94 | 30 |
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