Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Issued: 3 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
13.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (01 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 8PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)--
Afternoon (01 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (01 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
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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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.4
SW
18
0.1
S
7
0.5
SSW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
13
1
1
0
1
164
0
0
61
39
72
69
63
62
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
N
35
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:39PM0.83m
3:23AM0.69m
5:17PM0.83m
4:13AM0.67m
5:51PM0.83m
4:59AM0.67m
Low Tide
10:34PM0.48m
10:15AM0.09m
11:15PM0.44m
10:55AM0.09m
11:53PM0.40m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
1
1
3
3
4
1
Temp °C
16
16
14
14
12
12
13
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
9
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
11
10
8
9
6
6
6
5
6
7
5
3
2
1
3
4
6
6
6
7
5
5
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
9
0.5
S
8
Energy kJ
14
14
14
18
18
18
18
18
17
13
13
18
18
81
117
164
27
61
39
72
69
25
30
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
6
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
5
5
1
15
1
4
11
98
91
25
26
63
62
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
17
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.7
NW
3
0.7
NW
3
0.7
WNW
3
0.7
W
4
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
Energy kJ
6
9
7
7
3
5
5
12
18
19
9
9
11
12
12
12
530
508
4
3
1
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
9
7
6
6
5
5
Distance (km)
82
93
102
85
342
485
202
202
463
105
463
463
463
464
587
558
600
494
67
67
67
67
84
67
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5
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
2
2
4
2
4
4
2
7
7
7
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5
5
9
9
6
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
5
5
6
6
5
5
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