Altona Pier surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 28 Feb 2026 AEDT
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Altona Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
21.1° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Altona Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 11AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (28 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (28 Feb)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.1
S
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)121212111164677146612121212121120201934
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1111111010328994433333328812349
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
E
5
E
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:02AM
0.67
10:57AM
0.74
1:27AM
0.64
12:10PM
0.69
2:46AM
0.64
1:49PM
0.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:09AM
0.44
6:09PM
0.10
6:25AM
0.44
7:32PM
0.12
8:17AM
0.41
8:57PM
0.13
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise--7:03-------7:03-------7:05-----
Sunset------8:01-------8:00-------8:00-
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light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
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cloud
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Rain (mm)
----111------12-111-11--
Temp. °C212020242726242222222423232221212120202020191818
Feels °C (?)232121242825242323232219201918192019202021191818
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