Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Issued: 3 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
13.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (30 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 7PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)--
Afternoon (30 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (30 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
11
0.5
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
0
7
1
2
164
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
35
N
30
NNE
35
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
40
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
35
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:58PM0.81m
2:30AM0.71m
4:39PM0.83m
3:23AM0.69m
5:17PM0.83m
4:13AM0.67m
Low Tide
9:45PM0.51m
9:33AM0.11m
10:34PM0.48m
10:15AM0.09m
11:15PM0.44m
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:12
5:12
 mm
2
2
2
4
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
16
16
14
14
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
9
9
9
11
Feels °C
9
11
12
11
10
10
9
9
11
9
8
8
5
6
5
4
6
5
5
4
2
0
1
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
Energy kJ
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
19
120
164
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
1
5
5
2
1
33
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
17
0.1
S
7
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
11
1
16
7
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.6
N
3
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.5
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.7
NW
3
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
W
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
5
5
6
9
4
7
6
8
18
13
6
5
6
9
11
14
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
54
51
54
54
54
51
51
71
82
102
102
82
603
485
202
463
463
463
463
463
463
463
572
395
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Rating
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2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
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3
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4
4
4
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7
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
9
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