Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wonthaggi today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 11AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Wonthaggi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 320 | 314 | 309 | 231 | 351 | 394 | 354 | 1383 | 1394 | 1630 | 2062 | 2296 | 2058 | 1822 | 1799 | 1255 | 1014 | 987 | 854 | 829 | 1885 | 1591 | 1631 | 1809 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:25AM1.96m | 7:15PM1.75m | 8:12AM1.89m | 8:17PM1.70m | 9:06AM1.84m | 9:34PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:49AM0.58m | 1:31PM0.94m | 1:35AM0.69m | 2:25PM0.95m | 2:33AM0.80m | 3:28PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 320 | 314 | 309 | 231 | 351 | 394 | 295 | 1383 | 1394 | 1630 | 2062 | 2296 | 2058 | 1822 | 1799 | 1255 | 1014 | 987 | 682 | 829 | 1885 | 1591 | 1631 | 1809 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 17 | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 72 | 45 | 63 | 134 | 133 | 354 | — | — | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | 500 | 657 | 552 | 854 | 628 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | NW 3 | WSW 21 | WSW 3 | SE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 31 | 24 | 17 | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 60 | 11 | 11 | 51 | 34 |
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