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Altona Pier Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Torquay (29 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Altona Pier surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Altona Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Altona Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 10AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Altona Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
56 | 51 | 50 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:03AM0.72m | 1:03PM0.70m | 1:02AM0.72m | 2:16PM0.74m | 1:56AM0.74m | 3:15PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34AM0.28m | 6:58PM0.37m | 7:41AM0.23m | 8:10PM0.39m | 8:36AM0.19m | 9:09PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 56 | 51 | 50 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 44 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 54 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
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