Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.3° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 7PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)--
Afternoon (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (11 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Sun morning).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
195
190
193
193
186
127
126
124
79
81
82
48
46
43
42
47
48
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
0
W
5
N
5
NNE
10
N
5
NW
10
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:08PM0.69m
3:06AM0.70m
3:54PM0.72m
4:09AM0.73m
4:35PM0.75m
Low Tide
9:10PM0.28m
9:34AM0.14m
10:03PM0.20m
10:25AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
10
10
11
14
20
20
18
16
15
14
15
17
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
11
10
10
10
9
8
9
12
18
17
15
14
12
10
10
11
15
17
17
16
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