Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.4° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 3PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (10 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
399
381
276
251
183
177
163
112
110
109
116
193
188
193
193
186
127
126
124
80
81
81
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
0
ESE
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
0
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
2:15PM0.66m
1:47AM0.67m
3:08PM0.69m
3:06AM0.70m
3:54PM0.72m
Low Tide
7:19AM0.14m
8:02PM0.36m
8:34AM0.14m
9:10PM0.28m
9:34AM0.14m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
9
10
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
10
13
14
13
11
10
10
10
13
19
20
19
17
Feels °C
6
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
6
9
11
11
10
9
8
8
7
11
18
18
17
15
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