Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.8° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 12AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
269
354
341
416
406
316
218
206
148
144
130
125
121
121
119
82
76
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:01PM0.85m
10:31AM0.70m
9:35PM0.83m
11:33AM0.69m
Low Tide
3:53AM0.18m
3:36PM0.45m
4:37AM0.17m
4:21PM0.49m
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cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
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part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
13
11
11
12
12
12
13
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
7
5
5
7
8
8
9
8
9
9
7
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