Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Altona Pier today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 21s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 20s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 10AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 20s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Altona Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 22 | S 21 | S 14 | S 20 | S 19 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 118 | 2 | 59 | 57 | 50 | 96 | 97 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 59 | 53 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:51AM0.65m | 10:22PM0.59m | 11:38AM0.62m | 11:27PM0.57m | 12:31PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07AM0.13m | 4:43PM0.33m | 4:55AM0.16m | 5:36PM0.31m | 5:51AM0.20m | 6:37PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 22 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 59 | 57 | 50 | 96 | 97 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 22 | 34 | 31 | 61 | 59 | 53 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 22 | S 21 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | N 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 37 | 20 | 18 | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | — | — | — | S 20 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 19 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 118 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 54 | 67 | 61 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 71 | 51 | 105 | 61 |
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