Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Altona Pier today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 7PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Altona Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
156 | 225 | 222 | 167 | 167 | 153 | 106 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 73 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:54PM0.78m | 10:39AM0.67m | 9:31PM0.74m | 11:41AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03PM0.42m | 3:50AM0.14m | 3:45PM0.44m | 4:35AM0.14m | 4:36PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
156 | 225 | 222 | 167 | 167 | 153 | 106 | 66 | 65 | 55 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 73 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 10 | S 22 | S 21 | SSW 10 | S 20 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | — | 31 | 30 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 84 | 61 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
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