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Altona Pier surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 12 Jan 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
20.7° C
 (Which is 3.4°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 3AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (13 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s

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

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12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.7
SSE
0.6
S
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)44491918184161515141414141414131313137134
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)775676152131781614240404099191178353434334011427
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
25
SSW
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		ononononononononononononononononcross-
on		glasscross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:44PM
0.65
10:15AM
0.77
11:40PM
0.64
10:48AM
0.75
12:43AM
0.63
11:27AM
0.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:09AM
0.34
5:03PM
0.14
4:49AM
0.39
5:48PM
0.14
5:36AM
0.43
Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise----6:11-------6:13-------6:13---
Sunset8:45-------8:45-------8:45-------
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------------1-
Temp. °C171615151617191817151515151821212019181718202018
Feels °C (?)131413131515161413121213131617171718171719201714
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