Altona Pier surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 06 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.8° C
(Which is 1.7°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 8AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (06 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (06 Apr)--

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSE
0.1
SE
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.1
S
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.2
SSW
0.4
SW
0.1
S
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)12126612141410441231515145513131313151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)111131120021102511016515935343434477541
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
5
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:27AM
0.79
6:29PM
0.84
5:57AM
0.78
7:04PM
0.84
6:26AM
0.77
7:37PM
0.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:47PM
0.33
11:55AM
0.10
12:22AM
0.36
12:27PM
0.10
12:54AM
0.38
12:59PM
0.11
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise--6:37-------6:39-------6:39-----
Sunset-----6:07-------6:06-------6:04--
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--11----1--1------------
Temp. °C181917161821201818181718191716151312111316171716
Feels °C (?)1619151315191614161716161613121110991214151513
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