Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
16.8°C
2.9° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 4PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (28 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
13
18
46
77
66
71
110
116
172
170
168
163
157
109
109
107
106
68
67
66
64
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
SW
10
S
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
0
NE
5
NW
10
SE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:19AM0.78m
4:35PM0.71m
6:06AM0.82m
5:16PM0.74m
6:51AM0.83m
5:58PM0.77m
Low Tide
11:13AM0.37m
11:16PM0.06m
11:56AM0.39m
00:01AM0.03m
12:37PM0.40m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
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part cloud
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6:16
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Temp °C
9
13
15
16
15
13
13
12
12
13
15
15
14
12
11
10
10
15
22
23
20
18
Feels °C
4
9
11
13
13
10
10
9
10
11
13
12
12
11
10
10
9
13
21
22
18
16
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