Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Issued: 3 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
13.2° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (02 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 8PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (02 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
4
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
S
6
0.4
SW
18
0.1
S
11
0.5
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
17
0.9
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
5
5
0
1
0
2
162
211
59
61
39
72
69
64
62
59
59
61
200
298
334
355
476
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:17PM0.83m
4:13AM0.67m
5:51PM0.83m
4:59AM0.67m
6:22PM0.82m
5:45AM0.67m
Low Tide
10:15AM0.09m
11:15PM0.44m
10:55AM0.09m
11:53PM0.40m
11:33AM0.10m
00:26AM0.36m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
1
5
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
11
10
9
10
11
12
12
11
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
6
6
6
4
2
1
2
4
5
6
7
6
5
7
6
7
7
7
6
6
7
6
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
17
0.9
S
17
Energy kJ
17
17
17
18
19
82
117
162
211
59
61
39
34
69
25
20
19
26
61
19
21
334
355
476
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
6
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
Energy kJ
5
1
15
1
2
2
10
102
97
89
72
20
64
62
59
59
9
9
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
6
0.1
SW
21
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
5
1
17
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
4
0.5
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.7
NW
3
0.7
WNW
4
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.5
S
7
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
15
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
SE
2
Energy kJ
18
6
7
6
9
11
13
16
13
7
6
3
1
1
1
1
24
200
298
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
6
7
6
5
5
5
4
1
4
1
4
1
4
5
Distance (km)
463
463
463
342
485
464
534
587
583
473
67
67
67
67
67
67
84
461
67
189
84
189
175
75
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Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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5
5
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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