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Altona Pier surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
16.5° C
(Which is 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: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
Period(s) (?)16151599888820191918656612121214141813
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5442211118776111133316573
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
0
S
0
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
0
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononglassglassglassglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffglassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32PM
0.87
4:44AM
0.79
6:17PM
0.89
5:27AM
0.81
7:01PM
0.89
6:12AM
0.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:41AM
0.09
11:24PM
0.43
11:27AM
0.07
12:05AM
0.44
12:12PM
0.07
12:47AM
0.45
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:50-------6:52-------6:52-
Sunset-5:47-------5:45-------5:45------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191916151414141623242220191818192323212019171618
Feels °C (?)171714141414131522221918171515151819181716151616
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