Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.5° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 10PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)--
Afternoon (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (03 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
15
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
810
833
821
902
877
938
701
776
902
1251
1431
1532
1552
1449
1449
1431
1431
1532
1412
1376
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
5
S
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:55PM2.28m
4:56AM2.39m
4:39PM2.24m
5:44AM2.28m
5:28PM2.15m
Low Tide
10:22PM-0.03m
10:52AM0.68m
11:08PM0.07m
11:39AM0.75m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:48
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6:22
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6:24
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 mm
1
3
3
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Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
7
6
7
7
10
8
7
9
8
7
7
9
9
7
8
8
9
11
10
10
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