Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Altona Pier today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 9PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Altona Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 33 | 59 | 55 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:51PM0.63m | 00:17AM0.60m | 2:44PM0.64m | 1:35AM0.58m | 3:28PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM0.43m | 7:31AM0.11m | 8:30PM0.38m | 8:33AM0.10m | 9:24PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 34 | 33 | 59 | 55 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | — | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 4 | — | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 2 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 13 | S 16 | S 10 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | — | SW 20 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 75 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 64 | 62 | 67 | 67 | 62 |
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