Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
16.9°C
3.2° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 6PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (28 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (28 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
7
2.3
WSW
7
2.2
WSW
7
2
WSW
11
1.9
SW
11
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
316
390
419
559
568
513
955
821
1849
2094
1985
1729
1452
1326
1204
1123
1039
1011
899
802
726
632
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SE
0
ENE
5
NNE
0
S
10
S
15
SE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:34PM2.06m
2:39AM2.47m
2:21PM2.15m
3:25AM2.55m
3:07PM2.23m
Low Tide
7:56AM0.74m
7:58PM0.07m
8:43AM0.68m
8:44PM-0.06m
9:27AM0.63m
9:31PM-0.12m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:15
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7:47
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7:49
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7:50
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Temp °C
11
12
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
14
17
18
18
17
Feels °C
6
6
9
9
9
10
9
8
8
9
10
10
12
12
10
11
9
14
15
15
15
14
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