Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
13.2°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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 2AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
126
125
110
71
70
115
210
4
3
237
250
253
193
198
203
208
149
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
N
20
N
35
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:03PM0.77m
6:55AM0.76m
6:33PM0.80m
7:41AM0.76m
7:06PM0.82m
Low Tide
00:31AM0.11m
12:43PM0.31m
1:11AM0.08m
1:19PM0.35m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
11
11
11
12
14
14
14
13
11
10
9
8
12
15
16
14
14
Feels °C
11
8
7
6
7
9
8
8
10
7
6
5
4
7
10
11
9
7
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