Altona Pier surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 AEDT
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Altona Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
19.8° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Altona Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 10PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)--
Afternoon (23 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (23 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)14101414181816151414131313131212121212124444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16244765042683734343433312900046672629
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
20
S
10
SSE
0
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
SSW
20
S
20
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
offononcross-
off
offoffoffoffglassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:25PM
0.82
6:54AM
0.79
8:10PM
0.83
7:31AM
0.81
8:56PM
0.82
8:12AM
0.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:49PM
0.08
1:17AM
0.34
1:31PM
0.06
1:55AM
0.38
2:14PM
0.05
2:35AM
0.40
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise------7:26-------7:26-------7:28-
Sunset-7:28-------7:27-------7:24------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------3-----1-6---1-
Temp. °C242321202122222525201919201919232426201918171516
Feels °C (?)232120212121192223181719201918232527201817151012
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