Wonthaggi surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 21 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 9PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
0
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131217161616151414141414131614131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)484469504389320434430362565414367264325261239178674785915888824679517443
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
W
10
SSE
15
E
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:51PM
2.58
2:35AM
2.29
3:37PM
2.57
3:22AM
2.31
4:23PM
2.51
4:10AM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:53PM
0.59
9:00AM
-0.16
9:38PM
0.59
9:47AM
-0.12
10:23PM
0.60
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------6:50-------6:50-------6:52-
Sunset-5:43-------5:40-------5:39------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212218141415151721232220201716172021212120202020
Feels °C (?)181914101112121519212017181514151919181817171716
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