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Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
17.1°C
2.4° 

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 (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 6AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (15 Nov)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (15 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
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
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
S
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
44
44
48
49
80
159
218
273
273
257
324
249
239
232
225
127
85
89
57
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
10
S
5
S
5
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
6:40PM0.71m
7:59AM0.81m
7:14PM0.68m
8:31AM0.78m
7:49PM0.66m
Low Tide
1:14AM0.06m
1:55PM0.36m
1:47AM0.07m
2:28PM0.34m
2:20AM0.09m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
14
12
11
11
15
14
13
13
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
11
11
9
8
Feels °C
10
11
10
8
8
11
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
7
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