Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
17.1°C
3.5° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 12PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (24 Oct)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (24 Oct)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
S
6
0.1
S
14
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
51
48
47
47
47
43
42
41
41
43
44
42
25
19
0
17
12
6
4
15
7
7
13
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
10
SSW
5
S
5
E
5
S
10
NE
15
NE
5
S
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
NNW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
15
SW
15
S
5
SE
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:45AM0.57m
1:27PM0.60m
2:13AM0.60m
2:21PM0.61m
3:28AM0.66m
3:09PM0.64m
Low Tide
6:58AM0.24m
7:44PM0.24m
8:15AM0.28m
8:48PM0.19m
9:27AM0.31m
9:42PM0.14m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
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6:22
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6:20
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7:45
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7:46
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 mm
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1
1
1
1
2
2
1
4
14
7
5
4
4
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Temp °C
16
15
15
16
16
17
18
18
16
15
12
13
13
12
11
10
10
8
9
12
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
17
14
15
17
17
17
17
20
15
15
10
13
10
8
7
5
5
3
4
6
9
9
10
8
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