Altona Pier surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 03 Apr 2026 AEDT
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Altona Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Altona Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 8PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)--
Afternoon (03 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (03 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSE
0.1
SE
0.3
SE
Period(s) (?)141414141414141313131313131313131212121212655
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)184136616263646159581233433333332323029111111314
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:24PM
0.77
5:18AM
0.75
6:11PM
0.81
5:54AM
0.77
6:52PM
0.83
6:27AM
0.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:27PM
0.28
11:43AM
0.12
12:09AM
0.30
12:20PM
0.11
12:47AM
0.33
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise------7:35-------7:37-------7:37-
Sunset-7:12-------7:09-------7:08------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151514141312111315161514131213172223221918181820
Feels °C (?)101099887911121111121011152121201717161617
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