Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.8° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 1AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (09 Jul)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (09 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.1
S
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
96
87
50
50
49
46
42
7
0
57
50
48
44
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
NE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:14PM0.83m
9:03AM0.72m
8:47PM0.84m
10:05AM0.72m
9:25PM0.84m
11:17AM0.72m
Low Tide
2:47AM0.20m
2:41PM0.36m
3:33AM0.16m
3:26PM0.43m
4:24AM0.14m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
10
8
8
8
8
8
11
13
12
10
9
9
8
9
14
15
12
11
10
10
9
11
12
14
Feels °C
9
7
6
6
6
6
9
11
10
8
7
7
5
6
11
11
9
7
6
5
3
4
5
7
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