Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.6° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 8PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)--
Afternoon (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
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
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
79
81
82
48
46
43
42
47
48
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
3
3
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:54PM0.72m
4:09AM0.73m
4:35PM0.75m
5:02AM0.77m
5:12PM0.78m
Low Tide
10:03PM0.20m
10:25AM0.16m
10:50PM0.15m
11:09AM0.20m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
16
15
14
14
17
20
22
20
20
18
16
15
15
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
19
17
16
14
12
9
8
11
14
17
16
17
14
13
13
14
14
15
13
12
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