Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
12.0° C
0.6° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 9AM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Afternoon (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
43
7
1
1
3
3
1
0
0
0
4
4
5
5
4
4
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:50AM0.76m
6:53PM0.84m
7:35AM0.75m
7:23PM0.84m
8:18AM0.74m
7:52PM0.83m
Low Tide
00:41AM0.16m
12:45PM0.24m
1:20AM0.15m
1:20PM0.30m
1:57AM0.14m
1:54PM0.35m
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light rain
light rain
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rain showers
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cloud
cloud
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clear
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:00
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5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
13
16
17
16
15
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
13
13
12
13
16
17
14
13
Feels °C
11
10
8
9
11
13
13
11
10
9
7
6
5
7
8
10
10
10
9
8
11
12
11
11
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