Wonthaggi Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.59° S 145.51° E

Wonthaggi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wonthaggi sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.3° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 12PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (08 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.3
W
10
1.6
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2066
1753
1547
1289
1155
953
893
860
917
823
813
803
813
813
832
720
675
640
623
1204
529
915
319
520
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
5
N
0
S
10
SE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
ENE
10
N
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
10
SW
5
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
9:37AM1.96m
9:57PM1.88m
10:43AM1.93m
11:21PM1.92m
11:46AM1.94m
Low Tide
3:03AM0.56m
3:50PM0.82m
4:18AM0.69m
5:03PM0.73m
5:35AM0.75m
6:07PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
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6:39
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7:29
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Temp °C
8
8
8
13
18
19
16
14
12
12
12
19
24
23
20
19
18
17
15
15
17
18
14
14
Feels °C
3
3
4
11
16
16
12
10
8
9
9
16
21
21
16
16
15
14
11
10
13
15
12
13
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