Altona Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Torquay, Australia)

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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*:
Beach	1	rarely breaks	16.8°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:

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Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 03:35 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Wave (m)	SSW
Period (s)	10	-	-	-
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Altona Pier

Current tide and informaton

For Melbourne, Australia, 3 km from Altona Pier.

Next High Water: 05:50am | 0.75m

Next Low Water: 12:25pm | 0.12m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Altona Pier Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.8 °C) at Altona Pier is quite cool. You will need a quality spring wetsuit, and maybe neoprene hood because it will be cloudy with an effective air temperature of just (8.0 °C). Gloves are a good idea, neoprene boots optional.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood and gloves.

Current Temp*: 16.8°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:

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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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