Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
11.8° C
1.5° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 3PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
40
39
4
0
0
0
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
6
5
2
2
5
4
4
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NW
0
SSW
5
SSE
0
ESE
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:07AM0.75m
6:16PM0.86m
6:05AM0.75m
6:52PM0.86m
6:59AM0.75m
7:26PM0.86m
Low Tide
11:38AM0.11m
00:23AM0.31m
12:23PM0.16m
1:07AM0.26m
1:04PM0.22m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
12
13
13
11
10
10
10
11
14
16
14
13
12
11
10
11
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
11
11
12
9
7
7
7
8
12
14
11
10
9
8
6
7
10
10
8
9
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