Altona Pier surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
17.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Altona Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 6PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (14 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (14 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.1
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)1110101010109914131313131312121212121210131012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3736321719191717173898786555149282828282233573
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
W
15
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglassglasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:41AM
0.61
11:49PM
0.63
12:02PM
0.61
12:47AM
0.63
1:33PM
0.65
1:42AM
0.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:49AM
0.34
5:08PM
0.22
5:52AM
0.31
6:18PM
0.27
7:02AM
0.27
7:40PM
0.31
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------
Sunset---5:55-------5:53-------5:52----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151517181716151313161719181616151520242417151413
Feels °C (?)13131414141312101014151818151312111518191312108
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