Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
11.5° C
1.2° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 4PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (11 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (11 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
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
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.1
S
20
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.3
W
3
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
44
8
41
25
25
58
53
87
87
85
146
149
164
214
201
198
198
1
196
193
191
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:42PM0.69m
11:56PM0.73m
2:48PM0.71m
1:30AM0.70m
3:42PM0.74m
Low Tide
6:10AM0.09m
6:27PM0.51m
7:31AM0.09m
8:17PM0.47m
8:44AM0.08m
9:31PM0.39m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
11
12
12
10
10
11
10
10
11
11
13
11
10
10
10
11
11
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
4
6
7
7
4
3
5
3
4
6
7
8
6
6
7
6
7
7
11
11
11
9
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