Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 04 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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 5AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
1
SW
13
1
SSW
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
149
146
144
126
79
78
79
79
79
0
0
90
52
30
17
16
10
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
35
N
30
N
35
N
30
N
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:06PM0.82m
8:29AM0.74m
7:45PM0.82m
9:23AM0.71m
8:31PM0.80m
Low Tide
1:54AM0.06m
1:58PM0.39m
2:41AM0.06m
2:42PM0.42m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:01
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
14
15
17
16
13
12
13
13
12
14
15
16
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
7
10
7
10
9
9
7
4
7
8
9
11
13
13
11
11
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