Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 05 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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 4PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (05 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (05 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
4
3
2
4
3
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
2
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.5
SW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1449
1431
1431
1532
1412
1394
1350
1373
1115
3133
1342
1958
5190
4605
4079
3614
3275
2994
3075
3080
2646
2529
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
NNE
10
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
W
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
E
25
ENE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:44AM2.28m
6:28PM2.15m
7:36AM2.16m
7:25PM2.04m
8:33AM2.05m
8:34PM1.93m
Low Tide
12:39PM0.75m
00:59AM0.21m
1:33PM0.81m
1:57AM0.39m
2:37PM0.84m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
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6:46
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6:45
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7:24
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7:25
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7:27
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1
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Temp °C
11
12
13
14
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
9
10
13
14
12
8
Feels °C
10
10
10
12
10
9
8
8
7
5
4
4
4
6
6
6
5
6
8
8
6
3
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