Wonthaggi surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 03 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
16.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Wonthaggi today?

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 6AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (03 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (03 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)171616161615141414141413131313131212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)459581560793783753536521514514363336331331331238223212209209205202199158
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
E
10
NE
5
W
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffglasscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:37PM
2.19
10:53AM
2.02
12:44AM
2.26
12:04PM
2.04
1:43AM
2.33
1:14PM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:25AM
1.05
5:43PM
0.06
6:36AM
1.00
6:48PM
0.03
7:41AM
0.89
7:49PM
0.03
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Sunrise--5:58-------5:58-------5:58-----
Sunset------8:45-------8:45-------8:45-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141315212220191716161617171716141414151617171615
Feels °C (?)111113212018181716151616161514111011131314141415
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