Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
12.1° C
1.1° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 4PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
6
5
2
2
5
4
4
4
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
S
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:05AM0.75m
6:52PM0.86m
6:59AM0.75m
7:26PM0.86m
7:51AM0.74m
7:58PM0.86m
Low Tide
12:23PM0.16m
1:07AM0.26m
1:04PM0.22m
1:49AM0.22m
1:42PM0.28m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
14
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
14
15
13
12
12
12
11
11
15
15
12
11
Feels °C
8
8
12
13
12
10
8
7
7
7
10
11
9
9
9
9
8
7
11
11
8
7
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