Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
16.5°C
2.6° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 10PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)--
Afternoon (29 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (29 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning).

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.3
SSW
6
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
168
163
157
109
109
107
106
68
67
66
64
35
35
34
33
2
3
3
8
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
30
N
25
N
30
WNW
25
WSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:16PM0.74m
6:51AM0.83m
5:58PM0.77m
7:34AM0.83m
6:42PM0.78m
Low Tide
11:56AM0.39m
00:01AM0.03m
12:37PM0.40m
00:45AM0.02m
1:17PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
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6:15
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Temp °C
15
16
14
12
11
10
10
16
23
25
24
20
18
19
20
20
25
20
17
14
Feels °C
13
14
12
11
11
9
9
15
22
22
22
18
14
15
13
14
20
16
14
12
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