Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
11.3° C
1.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 6PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
116
119
121
118
113
72
70
68
40
67
67
40
39
38
36
35
0
0
54
51
50
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
0
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SE
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:09AM0.72m
5:09PM0.79m
5:09AM0.74m
5:47PM0.81m
6:01AM0.76m
6:21PM0.83m
Low Tide
10:39AM0.10m
11:16PM0.25m
11:26AM0.13m
00:00AM0.19m
12:07PM0.18m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
13
13
12
12
10
9
8
9
12
13
12
11
10
9
9
10
14
15
15
12
Feels °C
8
8
10
8
8
10
8
7
6
8
10
10
10
10
10
8
8
9
12
13
13
10
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