Altona Pier surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 21 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 10AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)20s
Evening (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)19s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)988882019191866661215141414191316151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2111187761111317161657304700
Wind
(km/h)
0
ESE
0
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
W
0
N
10
NNE
5
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crossglassoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:44AM
0.79
6:17PM
0.89
5:27AM
0.81
7:01PM
0.89
6:12AM
0.82
7:45PM
0.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:24PM
0.43
11:27AM
0.07
12:05AM
0.44
12:12PM
0.07
12:47AM
0.45
12:57PM
0.08
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise--6:50-------6:52-------6:52-----
Sunset-----5:45-------5:45-------5:44--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141414172325222019181818232321201917161824262321
Feels °C (?)141313162223191817161513181918181615151622232018
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