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Altona Pier Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Torquay (29 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Altona Pier surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Altona Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 11PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 20s |
| Evening (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Altona Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 20 | S 14 | SSW 18 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 22 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | |
33 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 10:07PM0.73m | 10:33AM0.66m | 10:51PM0.72m | 11:54AM0.67m | 11:39PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38PM0.25m | 4:25AM0.29m | 4:31PM0.31m | 5:21AM0.26m | 5:33PM0.38m | 6:23AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — |
 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
 kJ | 19 | 15 | 32 | 30 | 52 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 40 | 34 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | S 5 | — | — | S 12 | — | SE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | S 16 | S 22 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | — | 11 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 |
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