Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.9° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 7AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (19 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (19 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun morning, light winds from the SE by Mon night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
68
65
61
59
34
34
34
41
46
80
79
44
41
40
62
33
55
0
246
304
306
172
212
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
W
15
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
25
N
30
N
40
N
45
N
30
NW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:28AM0.74m
7:45PM0.76m
9:07AM0.70m
8:18PM0.72m
9:50AM0.66m
8:56PM0.67m
Low Tide
1:54AM0.11m
2:03PM0.38m
2:29AM0.12m
2:38PM0.39m
3:06AM0.12m
3:18PM0.39m
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:13
6:13
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6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
15
20
24
24
22
19
17
15
14
19
23
26
22
17
14
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
11
11
9
15
19
20
19
16
13
9
7
10
14
20
17
12
8
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
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