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Altona Pier surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 19 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
19.7° C
 (Which is 2.2°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 6AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (19 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
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
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.5
SE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.1
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.1
S
0.4
SSW
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)7777131366666612242366551318171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20101054318810773327137717115123102290333251
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:44AM
0.68
3:16PM
0.59
5:26AM
0.69
4:19PM
0.59
6:03AM
0.70
5:14PM
0.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:32AM
0.41
10:22PM
0.04
11:20AM
0.37
11:09PM
0.03
11:59AM
0.32
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise--6:18-------6:18-------6:20-----
Sunset------8:43-------8:42-------8:42-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919242828272219171720232422201816161921201816
Feels °C (?)181716222523221918161719202019191615151816151311
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