Altona Pier surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 14 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
20.1° C
(Which is 2.2°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 12AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (15 Mar)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (15 Mar)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)191918171718181817161616161514141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)716861595910624022221219018312612473696868103373534333333
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
20
S
15
SE
15
NE
10
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassononononcrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:52PM
0.63
10:54AM
0.63
12:54AM
0.60
11:53AM
0.59
2:03AM
0.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:59PM
0.11
5:17AM
0.39
5:49PM
0.12
6:16AM
0.38
6:50PM
0.14
7:32AM
0.36
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise------7:16-------7:18-------7:18-
Sunset-7:42-------7:40-------7:38------
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------1345111
Temp. °C191918161515151822222017171717181917161717171617
Feels °C (?)171516151515151820191816171716161616151716161516
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