Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
13.8°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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 12PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (11 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (11 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1825
1801
1825
2021
2255
2548
2434
2241
2080
2054
1738
1609
1474
1359
1103
1074
940
857
795
849
675
649
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
5
W
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
S
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNE
15
ENE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:22AM2.04m
11:35PM2.00m
12:16PM2.11m
00:41AM2.12m
1:03PM2.17m
Low Tide
4:47AM0.50m
5:31PM0.74m
5:55AM0.51m
6:30PM0.56m
6:53AM0.51m
7:19PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
12
16
18
18
17
16
15
15
16
21
23
21
20
Feels °C
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
14
16
15
15
13
12
12
13
17
19
18
17
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