Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Altona Pier today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 7AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Altona Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 46 | 3 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 42 | 42 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:12PM0.79m | 12:39PM0.69m | 10:56PM0.75m | 1:42PM0.70m | 11:47PM0.71m | 2:37PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25AM0.16m | 5:18PM0.52m | 6:18AM0.15m | 6:35PM0.52m | 7:14AM0.13m | 8:04PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 73 | 46 | 52 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 42 | 42 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | SW 17 | — | SW 16 | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 11 | — | 10 | — | — | 10 | 22 | 4 | 4 | — | 15 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | W 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 62 | 54 | 62 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 55 | 55 | 82 | 86 | 102 | 86 | 54 | 286 | 278 | 284 | 67 | 494 |
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