Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
12.1° C
1.3° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 10AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (12 Jul)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
3
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
29
29
30
51
58
107
108
118
113
198
196
196
259
266
337
259
259
263
263
196
193
188
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
30
W
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:10PM0.84m
12:43PM0.73m
11:03PM0.82m
2:05PM0.75m
00:07AM0.79m
3:11PM0.78m
Low Tide
5:23AM0.12m
5:21PM0.55m
6:31AM0.10m
6:48PM0.57m
7:44AM0.09m
8:31PM0.55m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
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5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
10
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
13
12
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
2
3
3
5
5
6
8
6
7
8
7
6
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
9
9
8
8
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