
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Altona Pier today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 12PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Altona Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 42 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:45AM0.57m | 1:27PM0.60m | 2:13AM0.60m | 2:21PM0.61m | 3:28AM0.66m | 3:09PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58AM0.24m | 7:44PM0.24m | 8:15AM0.28m | 8:48PM0.19m | 9:27AM0.31m | 9:42PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 15 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
52 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 9 | 42 | — | 21 | — | 17 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | SSW 15 | S 5 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 44 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 8 | S 8 | — |
2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 14 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SSW 8 | — | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 8 | — | 10 | 25 | 19 | 186 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 6 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 67 | 67 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 55 | 64 | 75 | 64 | 75 | 84 | 189 | 84 | 67 | 62 | 67 | 84 | 284 | 62 | 61 | 55 |
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