Wonthaggi surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 18 Mar 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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wonthaggi today?

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 8AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (18 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (18 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212121212121212121213141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)324319349344349355367416379416367319319324374374374451639706696676656595
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
S
15
S
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:35PM
1.83
11:28AM
1.73
12:32AM
1.91
12:43PM
1.87
1:19AM
2.00
1:44PM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:41AM
1.03
5:56PM
0.69
6:42AM
0.85
7:00PM
0.65
7:32AM
0.63
7:55PM
0.59
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise--7:16-------7:18-------7:18-----
Sunset-----7:32-------7:31-------7:30--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151414171918161616151517171716161515151617171616
Feels °C (?)141212161716141515141415151515151415151616151515
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