
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Altona Pier today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 11AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 19s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Altona Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 20 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 1 | 4 | 49 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 56 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:46AM0.73m | 8:13PM0.84m | 9:44AM0.71m | 8:53PM0.84m | 10:53AM0.69m | 9:42PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.12m | 2:17PM0.38m | 3:06AM0.10m | 3:00PM0.43m | 3:58AM0.09m | 3:51PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 16 |
7 | 3 | 28 | 49 | 49 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 31 | 60 | 56 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 13 |
30 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 7 | — | — | S 19 | S 20 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 21 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 56 | 54 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 93 | 93 | 175 | 102 | 93 | 54 |
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