Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 25 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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 10AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (25 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
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
0.6
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.7
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
389
314
314
260
299
325
336
281
299
318
529
521
424
309
535
785
915
1737
1961
1803
2087
1929
1764
1267
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
SSW
0
W
0
WNW
15
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
30
S
25
S
30
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:14AM1.80m
10:18PM1.72m
11:09AM1.86m
11:29PM1.85m
11:56AM1.94m
Low Tide
3:28AM0.77m
4:24PM1.00m
4:40AM0.77m
5:23PM0.84m
5:42AM0.73m
6:11PM0.65m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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9
4
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Temp °C
22
20
17
16
18
17
14
13
13
12
11
10
12
11
11
11
10
8
9
10
11
10
9
8
Feels °C
20
18
16
16
19
15
13
13
13
11
9
8
8
6
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
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