Wonthaggi surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wonthaggi today?

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 9AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
WSW
1.8
SW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)141313121313121212121212121211111716161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15151110968714725658531497336285215171119907447446791171166109106104
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
WSW
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffglasscrosscrosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:23PM
1.95
12:21PM
2.22
12:13AM
2.04
1:15PM
2.40
1:01AM
2.14
2:04PM
2.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:46AM
0.39
6:27PM
0.73
6:36AM
0.17
7:19PM
0.67
7:24AM
-0.01
8:07PM
0.62
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise--6:47-------6:48-------6:48-----
Sunset-----5:46-------5:45-------5:44--
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1314131313121211109910131414141313131518171716
Feels °C (?)89899910109778121211111010101214121312
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