Altona Pier surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 06 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
20.5° C
(Which is 2.3°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 10AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (06 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (06 Mar)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)151515151516151515151515151516151515151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10912512613013513716874727171711552192311157271717070694039
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
10
ESE
5
WNW
5
S
20
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrossglassonononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:01AM
0.75
6:26PM
0.75
6:36AM
0.77
7:11PM
0.77
7:07AM
0.79
7:51PM
0.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:50PM
0.15
12:16PM
0.14
12:32AM
0.18
12:55PM
0.11
1:09AM
0.22
1:30PM
0.10
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise--7:09-------7:09-------7:11-----
Sunset-----7:53-------7:52-------7:51--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171616182022191817171616171716161515141519232118
Feels °C (?)171617181920151615151313131211111112111319231816
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