Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.3° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 10AM is: 0.7m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)3s
Afternoon (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
9
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
21
1.2
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
7
10
24
61
53
27
31
23
66
56
34
59
97
89
84
575
540
1124
1129
1207
790
790
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
NW
5
NNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
10
S
15
WSW
15
W
35
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:27AM0.67m
9:25PM0.76m
11:45AM0.64m
10:34PM0.71m
1:08PM0.64m
Low Tide
3:34AM0.08m
3:36PM0.44m
4:36AM0.10m
4:44PM0.44m
5:52AM0.12m
6:22PM0.42m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
11
12
12
12
10
10
9
7
6
9
13
15
12
10
10
8
9
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
9
10
7
6
5
6
6
8
7
5
3
7
11
13
9
6
6
0
3
3
3
3
5
5
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