Wonthaggi surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 04 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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wonthaggi today?

The current surf forecast for Wonthaggi at 9AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (04 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (04 May)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
13
1.8
WNW
6
2.5
W
6
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
10
0.9
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.6
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
491
469
377
371
339
223
168
200
472
985
998
705
673
557
643
316
1064
1002
915
453
387
313
331
837
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
WSW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
on
High Tide
00:55AM1.92m
1:56PM2.25m
1:36AM1.95m
2:33PM2.28m
2:14AM1.97m
3:10PM2.28m
Low Tide
7:16AM0.31m
8:00PM0.80m
7:55AM0.27m
8:37PM0.78m
8:33AM0.26m
9:14PM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
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7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:25
5:24
5:23
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
6
Temp °C
15
15
14
16
18
19
16
15
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
13
12
14
16
17
14
11
11
10
9
9
11
13
9
9
7
8
10
10
8
9
11
12
11
9
8
9
10
12
9
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
SW
12
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1.4
SW
9
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
0.3
SW
20
Energy kJ
491
469
377
371
339
223
158
181
4
4
4
224
171
163
242
316
1064
1002
915
453
127
197
331
61
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.7
W
11
0.7
SW
13
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.4
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.1
SW
22
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
WSW
21
0.9
WSW
7
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
9
9
9
9
9
114
168
9
19
19
4
4
4
61
308
19
45
45
68
387
313
304
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SW
23
0.1
SE
10
0.6
SW
16
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
WSW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.3
SW
20
Energy kJ
44
9
9
10
21
4
165
4
4
4
44
67
98
131
60
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.8
WNW
6
2.5
W
6
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
1
NW
4
2.5
WSW
8
Energy kJ
18
29
35
52
61
32
49
200
472
985
998
705
673
557
643
262
196
5
9
10
11
36
837
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
11
60
16
127
127
127
127
127
127
103
103
107
107
117
11
7
11
11
11
11
102
23
102
107
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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