Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
11.2° C
1.6° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 11AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)19s
Evening (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sun morning).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
7
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
1
4
49
49
7
4
3
3
60
56
51
50
49
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
6
5
3
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
N
5
S
5
SSE
5
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
45
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:46AM0.73m
8:13PM0.84m
9:44AM0.71m
8:53PM0.84m
10:53AM0.69m
9:42PM0.82m
Low Tide
2:20AM0.12m
2:17PM0.38m
3:06AM0.10m
3:00PM0.43m
3:58AM0.09m
3:51PM0.48m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
10
13
14
14
14
13
12
10
12
14
14
14
14
14
11
11
11
11
12
12
10
Feels °C
8
7
7
8
11
12
13
11
9
8
5
6
8
9
9
8
8
4
3
4
2
5
5
4
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