Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Issued: 3 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
14.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 24s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 22s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 9AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)24s
Evening (18 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)22s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
20
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
14
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.7
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
3
3
3
3
11
3
9
9
8
30
3
4
61
59
59
99
53
84
329
231
191
158
98
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:02AM0.79m
5:56PM0.90m
5:05AM0.79m
6:38PM0.90m
6:04AM0.78m
7:17PM0.89m
Low Tide
10:58PM0.51m
10:57AM0.08m
11:49PM0.47m
11:47AM0.10m
00:37AM0.41m
12:34PM0.14m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
18
18
17
16
17
15
16
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
12
13
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
13
13
12
10
12
9
12
10
8
7
5
5
5
8
7
9
7
7
6
8
9
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
10
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
10
0.7
S
10
Energy kJ
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
30
36
32
61
59
59
99
27
84
9
5
11
98
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.1
SW
10
0.2
W
3
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
11
9
9
8
3
3
4
13
2
53
4
1
5
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
N
4
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
0.6
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
2
0.8
SSW
16
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.7
SE
6
Energy kJ
3
6
7
10
10
11
6
2
1
3
13
19
18
8
4
3
3
1
1
329
231
191
158
30
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
3
4
2
Distance (km)
83
86
92
92
71
82
55
55
54
82
102
461
108
61
55
61
62
67
64
75
93
148
50
75
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
5
5
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
6
4
4
4
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
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