Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Altona Pier today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 6PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Altona Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 20 | S 20 | W 3 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:35AM0.75m | 7:23PM0.84m | 8:18AM0.74m | 7:52PM0.83m | 9:02AM0.72m | 8:21PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM0.30m | 1:57AM0.14m | 1:54PM0.35m | 2:33AM0.14m | 2:27PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 12 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | SW 18 | SW 6 | SSW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | W 3 | — | — |
5 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 156 | 102 | 82 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 59 | 59 | 51 | 55 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 54 | 62 | 62 | 61 |
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