Altona Pier surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 AEST
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Altona Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Altona Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 9PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)--
Afternoon (13 May)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (13 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
0
14
3
13
3
3
3
5
9
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:33AM0.66m
10:51PM0.72m
11:54AM0.67m
11:39PM0.72m
1:22PM0.72m
00:31AM0.73m
Low Tide
4:31PM0.31m
5:21AM0.26m
5:33PM0.38m
6:23AM0.22m
6:49PM0.45m
7:28AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:21
5:20
5:19
Temp °C
18
19
18
16
15
15
15
16
20
21
20
18
17
16
15
16
20
20
19
18
17
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
13
13
17
19
18
16
15
13
12
11
16
16
16
15
14
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
21
20
19
14
3
13
3
3
3
3
3
17
39
33
31
29
28
25
25
24
8
8
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
2
6
12
12
11
5
9
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
2
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
50
50
50
50
50
50
51
50
50
50
50
51
50
51
51
54
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
70
Best forecast wave conditions in Torquay
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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