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Wonthaggi surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
18.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wonthaggi today?

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 8AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Afternoon (17 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Evening (17 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.7
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
Period(s) (?)222019181817161616161612151413131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7319229938859566314795675604164773591860199722151974187915461450113510229339481060
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrossonononononcross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:33AM
1.88
11:49AM
1.70
1:25AM
1.97
1:02PM
1.78
2:08AM
2.07
2:02PM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:29AM
1.15
6:30PM
0.56
7:29AM
1.01
7:27PM
0.51
8:15AM
0.83
8:17PM
0.47
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise--6:47-------6:48-------6:48-----
Sunset------8:15-------8:14-------8:13-
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------14----------------
Temp. °C202021282931181616161617171817171716161818181716
Feels °C (?)181919242627151211121213131515151614151616171716
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