Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.4° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 11PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)--
Afternoon (04 Oct)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (04 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
45
48
82
101
93
90
87
85
85
50
51
54
51
50
50
50
429
566
355
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NW
30
W
25
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:26PM0.79m
10:03AM0.72m
9:19PM0.75m
11:00AM0.67m
10:22PM0.71m
Low Tide
2:47PM0.39m
3:20AM0.07m
3:35PM0.39m
4:13AM0.10m
4:32PM0.39m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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8:25
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7:27
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7:28
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Temp °C
13
13
11
10
10
9
9
12
15
16
16
14
13
12
12
13
15
13
12
11
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
8
7
8
11
13
14
15
12
11
10
7
8
9
5
5
5
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