Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
11.7° C
1.4° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 4AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (27 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (27 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
21
22
23
24
24
24
0
35
37
40
37
35
49
79
72
70
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:56PM0.75m
1:42PM0.70m
11:47PM0.71m
2:37PM0.71m
Low Tide
5:18PM0.52m
6:18AM0.15m
6:35PM0.52m
7:14AM0.13m
8:04PM0.50m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
13
14
16
15
13
12
13
13
12
13
16
14
13
9
Feels °C
12
11
10
11
9
10
11
9
7
6
6
5
5
6
9
7
7
3
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