Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
11.2° C
1.6° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 3PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (08 Aug)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
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
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
21
0.3
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
51
50
49
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
6
5
3
9
83
73
72
69
0
59
55
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
30
NNE
20
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:44AM0.71m
8:53PM0.84m
10:53AM0.69m
9:42PM0.82m
12:17PM0.68m
Low Tide
3:00PM0.43m
3:58AM0.09m
3:51PM0.48m
4:59AM0.09m
4:55PM0.51m
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
15
15
14
14
13
13
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
9
9
8
9
13
12
12
Feels °C
7
8
9
10
9
9
7
7
5
3
3
4
4
6
9
2
3
2
5
9
6
6
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