Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.5° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 2AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Afternoon (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (27 Sep)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
19
0.8
S
19
0.8
S
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
467
448
402
60
99
94
325
396
396
48
44
41
41
40
39
36
34
33
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
S
10
SSW
15
S
5
SE
10
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
off
High Tide
2:39AM0.62m
3:14PM0.63m
3:39AM0.67m
3:50PM0.66m
Low Tide
8:37PM0.25m
9:00AM0.19m
9:24PM0.20m
9:51AM0.22m
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:21
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Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
10
14
14
11
9
8
6
5
8
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
5
5
4
4
5
5
8
8
6
4
5
4
3
6
10
9
10
10
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