Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
15.5°C
2.2° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 12PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (15 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (15 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
S
12
0.2
SSE
5
0.6
SE
3
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
32
30
29
2
25
2
6
4
3
3
4
1
1
2
2
11
11
3
3
6
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
5
NE
5
N
10
N
20
N
5
NE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
E
5
NE
10
N
15
N
15
N
5
N
10
SE
15
ESE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:13AM0.83m
6:41PM0.78m
7:50AM0.82m
7:11PM0.76m
8:24AM0.79m
7:42PM0.74m
Low Tide
00:38AM0.07m
1:04PM0.34m
1:13AM0.07m
1:38PM0.36m
1:45AM0.08m
2:11PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
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Temp °C
9
7
5
12
18
19
17
12
11
12
13
18
22
21
19
17
15
16
15
19
23
23
21
20
Feels °C
5
3
2
9
15
14
13
8
9
10
10
13
20
17
15
15
13
13
11
15
21
21
18
19
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