Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
15.8°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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 10AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (12 Nov)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (12 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
653
617
525
509
501
486
581
528
403
349
383
337
298
314
308
273
288
283
315
255
264
299
753
816
714
763
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
10
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:38AM2.27m
2:16PM1.95m
3:16AM2.30m
2:57PM1.98m
3:53AM2.30m
3:35PM1.98m
4:29AM2.28m
Low Tide
8:42AM0.81m
8:36PM0.25m
9:21AM0.77m
9:15PM0.24m
9:58AM0.76m
9:53PM0.27m
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light rain
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light rain
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2
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1
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Temp °C
11
10
10
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
8
9
11
9
10
9
10
10
10
12
14
12
12
11
10
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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