Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.9° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 6PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.6
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
2
2
5
4
4
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
6
2
29
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
WNW
30
WSW
15
WNW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
6:59AM0.75m
7:26PM0.86m
7:51AM0.74m
7:58PM0.86m
8:42AM0.73m
8:29PM0.86m
Low Tide
1:04PM0.22m
1:49AM0.22m
1:42PM0.28m
2:30AM0.20m
2:19PM0.35m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
14
14
12
12
11
11
11
11
14
15
13
11
11
11
11
12
15
11
11
9
Feels °C
6
7
9
10
8
9
7
8
7
7
10
11
10
7
7
7
7
7
10
5
7
5
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