Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
14.9°C
1.5° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 8AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
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
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SW
17
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
24
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
11
11
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
0
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
NE
10
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:58AM0.76m
8:13PM0.70m
9:32AM0.73m
8:48PM0.67m
10:10AM0.69m
9:31PM0.63m
Low Tide
2:18AM0.09m
2:44PM0.37m
2:51AM0.10m
3:19PM0.36m
3:27AM0.11m
3:58PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:31
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6:28
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7:39
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7:40
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7:42
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Temp °C
17
17
16
21
24
25
23
22
19
19
19
23
26
27
26
22
21
19
19
23
26
27
23
22
Feels °C
16
15
12
17
21
22
20
20
18
16
15
19
21
23
23
21
18
15
15
18
21
23
20
20
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