Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Altona Pier today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 3AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 20s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Altona Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 48 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 59 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:27PM0.57m | 12:31PM0.60m | 00:45AM0.57m | 1:27PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36PM0.31m | 5:51AM0.20m | 6:37PM0.28m | 6:58AM0.24m | 7:44PM0.24m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 7 |
Temp °C | 27 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 24 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 49 | 48 | 45 | 22 | 34 | 31 | 61 | 59 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | NNE 3 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 38 | 37 | 20 | 19 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 50 | 51 | 56 | 82 | 71 | 54 | 51 | 67 | 50 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 75 | 50 | 50 | 75 | 75 |
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