
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastSome 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
170 | 168 | 163 | 157 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 106 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 3 | — | SSW 6 |
170 | 168 | 163 | 157 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 106 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 16 | 1 | — | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 |
— | — | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 64 | 79 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 75 | 70 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 70 | 284 | 84 | 55 |
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