Wonthaggi surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 24 May 2026 AEST
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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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wonthaggi today?

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 4PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (24 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (24 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
260
251
205
166
160
128
130
133
140
184
135
133
159
181
174
251
305
368
483
551
414
318
303
218
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
5
NE
0
NNE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:57AM2.13m
5:37PM2.30m
5:56AM2.02m
6:22PM2.19m
6:57AM1.93m
7:07PM2.07m
Low Tide
11:11AM0.31m
11:54PM0.53m
12:01PM0.53m
00:47AM0.53m
12:55PM0.73m
1:40AM0.54m
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7:18
7:20
7:20
7:22
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5:08
5:07
5:07
5:07
1
1
1
2
3
1
4
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
16
17
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
16
15
13
12
14
14
14
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
9
11
12
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
Energy kJ
260
251
205
166
160
128
130
133
140
184
135
133
128
111
174
251
305
288
272
264
218
215
218
215
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.1
SW
8
Energy kJ
9
39
38
23
23
39
25
24
23
23
45
95
159
181
82
44
8
7
8
8
179
181
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
12
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
19
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
9
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
6
3
14
8
3
9
6
3
14
22
22
21
10
10
8
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.6
SE
7
2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
1
3
21
38
64
118
230
368
483
551
414
318
303
218
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
7
7
7
7
7
15
7
7
7
7
7
15
33
81
83
231
231
231
231
268
83
83
83
60
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
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