Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.1° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 11PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)--
Afternoon (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
0
0
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)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.2
S
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
64
63
61
35
35
35
35
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
15
61
1
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
5
S
0
WSW
5
N
5
N
10
NE
15
N
20
N
20
N
5
NW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
5
W
10
NNE
10
SW
5
SSW
10
S
5
S
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:41AM0.60m
10:44PM0.58m
12:47PM0.59m
11:59PM0.56m
1:45PM0.59m
Low Tide
5:07PM0.37m
5:37AM0.15m
6:22PM0.35m
6:48AM0.16m
7:39PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
15
13
12
11
12
13
19
23
23
22
21
19
19
18
21
20
21
14
13
Feels °C
12
11
11
11
9
10
10
16
19
20
22
20
18
17
18
20
18
21
13
13
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