Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Altona Pier today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 4AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Altona Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 64 | 68 | 104 | 103 | 63 | 59 | 132 | 84 | 77 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 34 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:46PM0.80m | 7:51AM0.76m | 7:15PM0.79m | 8:28AM0.74m | 7:45PM0.76m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21AM0.10m | 1:30PM0.36m | 1:54AM0.11m | 2:03PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 63 | 64 | 68 | 104 | 103 | 63 | 55 | 132 | 84 | 77 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SW 10 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 51 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 64 | 61 | 55 | 105 | 463 | 105 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 55 | 50 | 50 |
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