Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.7° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 1AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)1ft (0.3m)19s
Afternoon (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.1
S
22
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
10
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
48
47
10
0
72
108
103
101
95
87
50
50
49
46
42
7
2
57
50
48
44
43
0
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
WNW
0
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
0
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
ENE
5
SE
5
E
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:45PM0.82m
8:08AM0.71m
8:14PM0.83m
9:03AM0.72m
8:47PM0.84m
10:05AM0.72m
Low Tide
2:07AM0.24m
2:00PM0.29m
2:47AM0.20m
2:41PM0.36m
3:33AM0.16m
3:26PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
8
7
6
6
9
11
10
9
8
8
8
8
10
12
11
10
9
9
8
9
14
14
Feels °C
8
8
7
6
4
4
8
9
8
8
6
6
6
6
9
10
9
8
7
6
5
6
10
9
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