Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
17.3°C
3.2° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 9PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)--
Afternoon (01 Nov)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (01 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
S
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
12
5
11
25
24
16
38
41
70
103
142
250
243
132
128
34
33
33
4
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
7:29PM0.77m
9:00AM0.78m
8:21PM0.75m
9:45AM0.74m
9:20PM0.71m
Low Tide
1:59PM0.39m
2:16AM0.05m
2:44PM0.37m
3:04AM0.10m
3:35PM0.35m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
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6:11
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7:53
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7:54
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7:55
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1
2
3
2
1
2
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Temp °C
19
18
17
15
14
13
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
17
15
15
13
13
11
13
15
16
15
14
12
11
9
9
10
10
12
11
12
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