Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.1° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 1PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (24 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
632
581
599
572
451
444
389
314
309
260
255
247
255
277
299
318
459
469
424
342
535
863
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
5
SE
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
10
W
5
N
5
NNW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:08AM1.78m
8:53PM1.67m
10:14AM1.80m
10:18PM1.72m
11:09AM1.86m
Low Tide
3:11PM1.09m
3:28AM0.77m
4:24PM1.00m
4:40AM0.77m
5:23PM0.84m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
1
1
3
5
2
Temp °C
13
16
20
22
22
21
20
19
17
18
21
17
14
13
13
12
12
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
10
14
19
21
20
20
19
18
16
17
20
15
14
13
13
11
10
8
7
7
6
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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