Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.2° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 11PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)--
Afternoon (15 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (15 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
651
624
431
423
360
365
352
357
283
283
218
218
161
159
109
40
38
63
65
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
0
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
glassy
High Tide
5:46PM0.80m
6:33AM0.79m
6:17PM0.81m
7:13AM0.78m
6:46PM0.80m
Low Tide
11:49AM0.24m
00:11AM0.10m
12:25PM0.28m
00:47AM0.10m
12:58PM0.33m
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
8
11
13
10
9
Feels °C
5
3
4
3
2
3
4
5
4
5
6
6
5
5
4
5
9
10
7
8
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