Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Altona Pier today (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 1PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (28 Sep)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (28 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the N by Tue night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
40
39
36
34
33
33
33
32
84
82
80
76
44
43
43
43
41
53
50
50
49
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:50PM0.66m
4:30AM0.73m
4:22PM0.70m
5:16AM0.77m
4:54PM0.74m
Low Tide
9:51AM0.22m
10:06PM0.15m
10:34AM0.25m
10:46PM0.11m
11:14AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:01
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5:58
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6:21
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6:22
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Temp °C
6
9
12
12
11
10
11
12
13
17
21
22
19
19
18
18
17
18
20
22
22
19
Feels °C
4
7
9
9
8
8
9
9
8
12
15
18
15
15
12
12
10
12
15
18
19
17
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