Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
12.1° C
0.5° 

Altona Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Altona Pier today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 6PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.2
W
3
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
4
4
5
5
4
4
7
6
6
0
0
0
5
5
0
0
7
7
1
0
0
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
35
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:35AM0.75m
7:23PM0.84m
8:18AM0.74m
7:52PM0.83m
9:02AM0.72m
8:21PM0.81m
Low Tide
1:20PM0.30m
1:57AM0.14m
1:54PM0.35m
2:33AM0.14m
2:27PM0.39m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
16
15
11
12
11
10
9
12
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
7
7
6
9
9
10
11
10
9
8
11
10
7
9
8
7
5
8
11
10
10
9
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