Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
12.3° C
1.0° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 2PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (14 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
266
198
0
138
246
237
163
172
110
121
118
103
101
104
112
113
113
112
116
122
115
110
72
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
High Tide
3:11PM0.78m
1:25AM0.76m
4:06PM0.81m
2:49AM0.75m
4:54PM0.83m
Low Tide
7:44AM0.09m
8:31PM0.55m
8:53AM0.08m
9:46PM0.50m
9:54AM0.07m
10:45PM0.44m
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
12
10
9
8
8
8
12
13
13
13
12
11
12
11
12
13
13
12
10
9
Feels °C
8
7
7
8
8
7
6
5
6
5
9
10
11
11
11
10
11
10
11
12
12
11
8
8
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