Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
11.7° C
1.4° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 5AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (28 Jul)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
9
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
35
37
40
37
35
49
47
72
69
68
68
178
0
0
140
115
106
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
NNW
30
NW
35
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:47PM0.71m
2:37PM0.71m
00:47AM0.67m
3:26PM0.73m
Low Tide
6:35PM0.52m
7:14AM0.13m
8:04PM0.50m
8:10AM0.11m
9:11PM0.46m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
11
12
15
15
10
8
8
9
9
9
12
11
9
9
Feels °C
6
5
5
4
3
4
7
8
2
1
-1
0
1
2
4
5
4
4
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