Wonthaggi surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 19 May 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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wonthaggi today?

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 2AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (20 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (20 May)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
7
2
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
7
1.9
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.7
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
0.9
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
309
424
372
323
627
648
251
696
725
725
580
490
450
355
1002
1049
816
769
567
435
435
336
405
479
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SSE
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
1:20AM2.21m
2:33PM2.58m
2:14AM2.26m
3:21PM2.56m
3:07AM2.26m
Low Tide
7:44PM0.71m
7:49AM-0.16m
8:34PM0.65m
8:41AM-0.14m
9:23PM0.59m
9:31AM-0.05m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:10
5:09
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
13
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
13
14
6
7
7
10
9
10
10
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
9
9
8
8
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.9
WSW
10
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
Energy kJ
3
112
112
154
150
148
151
214
208
206
580
490
450
347
1002
1049
816
769
567
435
435
336
405
479
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
11
0.6
SW
17
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.3
SSE
5
0.1
SE
11
0.2
S
4
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
16
3
4
4
4
12
179
12
5
5
302
299
291
355
4
5
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
SSE
5
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
S
4
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
9
5
5
19
5
5
5
4
5
11
5
1
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
7
2
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
7
1.9
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
Energy kJ
309
424
372
323
627
648
251
696
725
725
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
107
107
102
43
23
117
93
93
93
35
16
7
7
7
11
16
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
33
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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