Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
13.5° C
1.0° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 3PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (22 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (22 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
15
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
WSW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1511
2473
5116
4568
4066
3566
3192
2843
2323
1979
1722
1617
1982
1822
1394
1203
902
822
721
661
623
613
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
SW
10
NE
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:18AM2.02m
5:51PM2.03m
7:02AM1.93m
6:27PM1.93m
7:54AM1.84m
7:09PM1.83m
Low Tide
12:02PM0.90m
00:27AM0.40m
12:42PM1.01m
1:10AM0.49m
1:31PM1.11m
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
9
8
8
11
13
13
13
11
12
11
13
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
5
6
6
7
8
8
8
6
5
5
8
11
10
9
7
7
6
8
12
14
14
13
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