Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
12.2° 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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 12AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
148
144
130
125
121
119
129
80
76
73
46
44
41
40
39
38
22
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
9:35PM0.83m
11:33AM0.69m
10:12PM0.79m
12:39PM0.69m
Low Tide
4:37AM0.17m
4:21PM0.49m
5:25AM0.16m
5:18PM0.52m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
14
12
12
11
10
11
12
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
5
6
7
8
10
9
8
10
9
8
8
7
9
9
11
11
13
12
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