Altona Pier Surf Break
Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier Surf Guide

Weather Forecast for Altona Pier

Issued: 3 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
13.7° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Altona Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Altona Pier Surf Guide

Altona Pier in Torquay is an exposed beach break Works best in offshore winds from the north. Short period wind swells are the rule and the ideal wave direction is from the south. The beach breaks favour lefts. Sometimes crowded.

Altona Pier Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach1rarely breaks
13.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Altona Pier:

The best conditions reported for surf at Altona Pier occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

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Interactive Altona Pier surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Altona Pier is Melbourne Essendon Airport (MEB) in Australia, 17 km (11 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Altona Pier is Melbourne International Airport (MEL), also in Australia, 22 km (14 miles) away.

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Altona Pier Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 20:44 Local Time
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Wave (m)
Period (s) - - - -
Wind (km/h)
30
35
40
35
Wind State off off off off

Tides at Altona Pier

Current tide and informaton
For Melbourne, Australia, 3 km from Altona Pier.
Next High Water: 08:51pm | 0.8m
Tidal range Clock
Next Low Water: 03:14am | 0.27m
IS AT (local time)

Altona Pier Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.7 °C) at Altona Pier is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (16.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.
Current Temp*: 13.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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Swell History at Altona Pier

Surf stats for Altona Pier, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Altona Pier

Wind stats for Altona Pier, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Altona Pier Reviews:

Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.

Ratings
Based on 2 votes.
  • Overall:1.0
  • Quality on a good day:1.5
  • Consistency of Surf:1.0
  • Difficulty Level:1.0
  • Wind and Kite Surfing:5.0
  • Crowds:3.0
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Review
Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.
Larry from Australia
“If you make the new Altona pier any shorter the people jumping off the pier will break their anckls and the fisherman will be fishing in knee deep water and I will keep going to Rippelside park in Geelong.”

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