Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
17.7°C
4.0° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 1PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (25 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
1
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)
0.6
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
7
0.1
S
14
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.1
S
13
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
172
44
110
24
25
0
16
10
6
13
15
4
25
10
11
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
0
S
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:21PM0.61m
3:28AM0.66m
3:09PM0.64m
4:28AM0.72m
3:54PM0.67m
Low Tide
8:15AM0.28m
8:48PM0.19m
9:27AM0.31m
9:42PM0.14m
10:24AM0.34m
10:31PM0.10m
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:22
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6:20
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6:20
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7:46
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7:47
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7:49
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 mm
14
14
12
4
6
1
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1
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Temp °C
13
13
13
12
11
11
9
8
10
13
14
14
12
11
9
9
9
12
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
9
13
10
7
7
6
4
3
5
7
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
8
8
9
10
7
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