Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
17.0°C
2.9° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 1AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)--
Afternoon (04 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
11
0.4
SW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
33
33
32
1
1
0
0
2
4
12
31
24
19
18
11
5
5
8
4
6
6
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
0
E
5
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
30
WSW
20
W
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:20PM0.71m
10:34AM0.71m
10:29PM0.67m
11:29AM0.68m
11:53PM0.65m
Low Tide
3:35PM0.35m
3:56AM0.15m
4:32PM0.32m
4:54AM0.22m
5:40PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
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Temp °C
15
16
14
13
11
11
13
19
18
14
13
11
10
9
10
13
15
16
14
13
11
10
Feels °C
11
12
11
12
9
8
11
17
13
10
8
7
6
5
6
9
12
12
12
12
9
7
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