Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.3° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 1PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (08 Sep)1ft (0.3m)17s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
21
1.1
S
19
1.1
SSW
19
1
S
18
1
S
18
1
S
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
56
34
59
97
89
84
0
540
1323
913
882
632
625
639
510
505
385
260
251
183
174
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
15
W
15
W
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
10
S
5
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:45AM0.64m
10:34PM0.71m
1:08PM0.64m
00:06AM0.67m
2:15PM0.66m
Low Tide
4:36AM0.10m
4:44PM0.44m
5:52AM0.12m
6:22PM0.42m
7:19AM0.14m
8:02PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
7
9
13
14
11
10
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
8
9
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
5
6
11
11
8
7
5
4
3
3
4
4
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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