Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
11.6° C
1.1° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 5PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
193
193
191
191
193
191
181
115
116
119
121
118
113
110
70
68
40
40
40
40
39
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SE
0
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:28PM0.76m
4:09AM0.72m
5:09PM0.79m
5:09AM0.74m
5:47PM0.81m
Low Tide
9:46AM0.08m
10:27PM0.31m
10:39AM0.10m
11:16PM0.25m
11:26AM0.13m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
10
8
7
8
10
12
13
12
Feels °C
9
10
11
11
10
10
9
8
9
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
5
6
9
10
11
11
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