Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
11.9° 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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 11AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
237
161
159
110
109
118
101
101
106
112
113
113
115
119
122
115
110
72
76
84
87
86
83
81
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
N
0
NW
5
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:25AM0.76m
4:06PM0.81m
2:49AM0.75m
4:54PM0.83m
4:03AM0.75m
5:37PM0.85m
Low Tide
8:53AM0.08m
9:46PM0.50m
9:54AM0.07m
10:45PM0.44m
10:49AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
12
12
11
9
9
9
12
14
13
11
Feels °C
7
6
5
4
8
11
12
12
12
12
12
10
11
12
10
11
9
7
7
7
11
13
12
10
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