Wonthaggi surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wonthaggi today?

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 10AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (25 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (25 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
362
351
504
742
820
833
845
756
734
591
573
458
473
466
458
458
458
397
403
403
410
451
493
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NW
10
WNW
10
SSE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:01AM2.18m
5:57PM2.27m
5:55AM2.06m
6:47PM2.14m
6:58AM1.94m
7:39PM2.02m
Low Tide
11:11PM0.64m
11:24AM0.18m
00:02AM0.68m
12:16PM0.39m
00:58AM0.72m
1:13PM0.60m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:37
5:36
5:35
Temp °C
20
17
17
17
22
23
22
21
20
19
17
19
22
24
19
19
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
17
13
13
12
17
18
17
17
16
15
13
15
18
21
17
17
16
14
15
16
16
17
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
14
Energy kJ
183
362
351
504
742
820
833
845
756
734
591
573
458
473
466
458
458
458
397
403
403
410
451
493
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
10
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SW
18
0.2
ESE
8
0.8
SW
16
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
W
26
0.1
SW
26
0.3
SW
24
0.4
SW
23
0.6
SW
22
0.6
SW
21
Energy kJ
88
58
94
7
50
6
291
6
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
13
26
88
138
372
365
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
W
26
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.5
SW
22
Energy kJ
17
3
3
1
1
1
1
13
1
1
1
229
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
4
0.2
W
4
Energy kJ
1
2
5
14
12
12
9
7
6
5
5
3
3
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
7
7
7
11
11
11
16
7
7
7
7
11
7
11
35
7
7
7
7
7
34
34
33
7
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
6
4
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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