Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Altona Pier today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 12AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Altona Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 269 | 354 | 341 | 416 | 406 | 316 | 218 | 206 | 148 | 144 | 130 | 125 | 121 | 121 | 119 | 82 | 76 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:01PM0.85m | 10:31AM0.70m | 9:35PM0.83m | 11:33AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM0.18m | 3:36PM0.45m | 4:37AM0.17m | 4:21PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 40 | 269 | 354 | 341 | 416 | 406 | 316 | 218 | 206 | 148 | 144 | 130 | 125 | 121 | 121 | 119 | 82 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 67 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | W 2 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 562 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 105 | 461 | 461 | 105 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 62 |
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