Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Altona Pier today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 6PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Altona Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 3 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 17 | S 7 | S 7 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:50AM0.76m | 6:53PM0.84m | 7:35AM0.75m | 7:23PM0.84m | 8:18AM0.74m | 7:52PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:45PM0.24m | 1:20AM0.15m | 1:20PM0.30m | 1:57AM0.14m | 1:54PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SE 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 7 | S 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 2 | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 55 | 80 | 93 | 150 | 102 | 82 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 59 | 54 | 61 |
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