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Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
17.1°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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 1AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
0.3
SSW
8
0.7
SW
3
0.7
SW
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
11
0
24
34
22
19
11
10
10
6
5
36
29
75
0
70
69
68
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
5
E
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:29PM0.67m
11:29AM0.68m
11:53PM0.65m
12:29PM0.67m
1:31AM0.66m
Low Tide
4:54AM0.22m
5:40PM0.29m
6:03AM0.28m
6:57PM0.25m
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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1
3
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Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
14
15
15
14
13
11
10
12
16
19
19
17
12
10
9
Feels °C
7
7
7
6
7
9
11
11
11
12
9
7
9
12
14
13
12
8
5
4
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