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Altona Pier surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Altona Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
20.7° C
 (Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Altona Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 3PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (13 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s

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

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSE
0.7
S
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)19181841615151414141414141313131371378844
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)76152131781614240404014219123235343433151611361632073846
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:15AM
0.77
11:40PM
0.64
10:48AM
0.75
12:43AM
0.63
11:27AM
0.72
1:53AM
0.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:03PM
0.14
4:49AM
0.39
5:48PM
0.14
5:36AM
0.43
6:37PM
0.13
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise6:11-------6:13-------6:13-------
Sunset----8:45-------8:45-------8:44---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------1222-
Temp. °C161719181716151516192221211918181820201817161717
Feels °C (?)151516141313121214171817181717171819171311101212
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