Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
14.3°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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 2AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (23 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (23 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2905
2513
2021
1669
1421
1094
890
765
754
711
690
623
632
581
599
501
451
444
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
NE
0
NE
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
5
N
0
N
10
SSE
5
NE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:36PM1.79m
8:03AM1.81m
7:34PM1.71m
9:08AM1.78m
8:53PM1.67m
Low Tide
1:16AM0.63m
1:56PM1.10m
2:16AM0.72m
3:11PM1.09m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
8
8
10
13
14
13
14
13
12
13
15
20
22
21
22
Feels °C
5
5
6
5
5
9
11
12
10
11
10
10
10
13
19
20
20
22
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