Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wonthaggi today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 4AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wonthaggi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 905 | 796 | 785 | 691 | 621 | 501 | 373 | 368 | 268 | 390 | 589 | 1100 | 1961 | 2300 | 1974 | 1929 | 3377 | 3929 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on |
High Tide | 5:57PM2.19m | 7:18AM2.14m | 6:45PM2.14m | 8:22AM2.09m | 7:42PM2.07m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.11m | 1:01PM0.93m | 1:32AM0.13m | 2:02PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 905 | 796 | 785 | 691 | 621 | 501 | 373 | 368 | 265 | 286 | 589 | 1100 | 1961 | 2300 | 1974 | 1929 | 9 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | WSW 14 | ESE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 3 | 83 | 121 | 202 | 202 | 268 | 390 | 557 | 318 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 14 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | E 8 | NNW 4 | SE 4 | NW 6 | NW 4 | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 65 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 35 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 46 | 39 | 3377 | 3929 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 60 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 103 | 231 | 107 |
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