
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Altona Pier today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 7PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Altona Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 13 | S 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 20 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 83 | 73 | 72 | 69 | 0 | 59 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 44 | 8 | 41 | 7 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:53AM0.69m | 9:42PM0.82m | 12:17PM0.68m | 10:41PM0.78m | 1:42PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51PM0.48m | 4:59AM0.09m | 4:55PM0.51m | 6:10AM0.09m | 6:27PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
19 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 26 | 83 | 73 | 72 | 69 | — | 59 | 54 | 14 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 41 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 13 | SW 21 | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 18 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 44 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | SSW 7 | S 18 | S 6 |
— | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | SW 18 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SW 4 | W 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | N 3 | N 4 |
10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 150 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 88 | 82 | 54 | 50 | 75 | 86 | 55 | 62 | 389 | 84 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 61 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 61 |
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