Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 9AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
S
10
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
6
0.7
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
S
11
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
137
47
40
40
17
10
7
6
4
3
10
31
20
54
39
25
15
66
36
34
59
97
52
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
W
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
on
cross
High Tide
9:23AM0.71m
8:31PM0.80m
10:27AM0.67m
9:25PM0.76m
11:45AM0.64m
Low Tide
2:41AM0.06m
2:42PM0.42m
3:34AM0.08m
3:36PM0.44m
4:36AM0.10m
4:44PM0.44m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
13
16
16
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
10
9
7
6
8
12
14
11
10
Feels °C
6
7
8
11
15
13
11
10
9
9
9
7
7
6
7
7
7
5
4
6
10
11
9
6
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