Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Altona Pier today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 11PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Altona Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 357 | 357 | 283 | 218 | 218 | 161 | 159 | 109 | 68 | 38 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 104 | 101 | 63 | 59 | 132 | 129 | 76 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:17PM0.81m | 7:13AM0.78m | 6:46PM0.80m | 7:51AM0.76m | 7:15PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM0.28m | 00:47AM0.10m | 12:58PM0.33m | 1:21AM0.10m | 1:30PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | 218 | 218 | 161 | 159 | 109 | 68 | 38 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 104 | 101 | 63 | 55 | 132 | 129 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 5 | S 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SW 10 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 59 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 18 | S 12 | S 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 357 | 357 | 283 | 2 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 189 | 189 | 75 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 67 | 84 | 61 | 51 | 51 | 56 | 54 | 59 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 105 |
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