Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Altona Pier today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 1AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Altona Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
93 | 61 | 61 | 93 | 94 | 100 | 68 | 69 | 73 | 154 | 147 | 84 | 81 | 80 | 47 | 47 | 42 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:39PM0.69m | 4:39AM0.67m | 5:08PM0.71m | 5:26AM0.71m | 5:36PM0.74m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44PM0.23m | 10:54AM0.16m | 11:19PM0.18m | 11:32AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
93 | 61 | 61 | 93 | 94 | 100 | 68 | 69 | 73 | 154 | 147 | 84 | 81 | 80 | 47 | 47 | 42 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 10 | S 22 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 61 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 463 | 485 | 342 | 67 | 83 |
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