Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Altona Pier today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 2AM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Altona Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 20 | S 7 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 49 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 7:08PM0.81m | 7:55AM0.73m | 7:38PM0.83m | 8:46AM0.73m | 8:13PM0.84m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM0.15m | 1:38PM0.32m | 2:20AM0.12m | 2:17PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 25 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 49 | 49 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 8 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | — | S 8 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 7 | — | S 19 | S 20 | SW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | 14 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 55 | 55 | 51 | 51 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 51 |
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