Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 09 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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 21s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 1PM is: 1.1m 19s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)21s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Evening (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
21
1.1
S
19
1.1
S
19
1
S
18
1.1
S
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
644
1323
922
848
632
751
322
510
399
381
276
251
183
177
163
112
109
109
113
135
190
193
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
0
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
1:08PM0.64m
00:06AM0.67m
2:15PM0.66m
1:47AM0.67m
3:08PM0.69m
Low Tide
5:52AM0.12m
6:22PM0.42m
7:19AM0.14m
8:02PM0.36m
8:34AM0.14m
9:10PM0.28m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
8
9
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
10
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
4
2
3
4
5
6
6
6
5
6
8
8
8
8
8
6
7
9
10
10
10
9
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