Altona Pier surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 15 Mar 2026 AEDT
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Altona Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
19.7° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Altona Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 2AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (16 Mar)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616151414141414131313131313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)183126124736968684037353433333333323130292927262630
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
NE
5
N
5
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:54AM
0.60
11:53AM
0.59
2:03AM
0.58
1:10PM
0.57
3:05AM
0.59
2:41PM
0.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:49PM
0.12
6:16AM
0.38
6:50PM
0.14
7:32AM
0.36
8:05PM
0.16
8:55AM
0.32
Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise----7:18-------7:18-------7:20---
Sunset-------7:38-------7:37-------7:36
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------2541111----------
Temp. °C191717171718171616171616161718181816151414161919
Feels °C (?)171617151617161617181515151515141514141313151816
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