Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.4° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 7PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
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)
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
225
222
167
167
153
106
66
65
57
84
83
82
73
41
41
40
38
35
34
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
S
10
SSE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
0
NW
5
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:54PM0.78m
10:39AM0.67m
9:31PM0.74m
11:41AM0.64m
Low Tide
3:03PM0.42m
3:50AM0.14m
3:45PM0.44m
4:35AM0.14m
4:36PM0.45m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
12
11
10
8
7
9
15
16
15
13
12
11
11
13
17
17
15
15
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
8
6
5
7
14
14
12
10
9
7
6
8
12
13
12
13
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