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Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
17.1°C
2.6° 

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 (14 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 6AM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (14 Nov)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (14 Nov)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
4
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.5
S
11
0.1
S
16
0.3
S
4
0.4
S
11
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.5
S
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.9
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
1
6
6
64
6
4
38
172
163
44
48
49
47
112
280
329
257
257
320
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SE
10
E
5
SE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:06PM0.73m
7:27AM0.83m
6:40PM0.71m
7:59AM0.81m
7:14PM0.68m
Low Tide
00:41AM0.06m
1:21PM0.37m
1:14AM0.06m
1:55PM0.36m
1:47AM0.07m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
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6:01
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6:01
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6:00
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8:07
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8:07
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8:09
 mm
1
2
3
1
2
1
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1
1
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1
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Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
14
14
12
11
11
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
13
14
12
12
10
10
11
11
10
11
9
8
7
10
9
7
6
5
5
5
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