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Altona Pier surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
20.8° C
 (Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Altona Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 3PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (28 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (28 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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

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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 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
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
S
0.4
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.1
S
Period(s) (?)441541545555646766655101010413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)69112910457889593623136332348833
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
5
NE
10
S
10
ESE
5
SSW
5
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSE
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
off		oncrossglassononononcross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:37AM
0.80
11:12PM
0.68
10:20AM
0.79
12:29AM
0.66
11:12AM
0.76
2:01AM
0.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:29PM
0.06
4:28AM
0.41
5:25PM
0.06
5:24AM
0.46
6:32PM
0.07
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
Sunrise6:28-------6:28-------6:30-------
Sunset----8:37-------8:36-------8:36---
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192021191817161515182122212019181821252621191818
Feels °C (?)181718151514131213161918202119181922242419181918
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