Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Issued: 3 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
14.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 10AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (20 Jun)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (20 Jun)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
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
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
17
0.1
S
10
1
SSW
16
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSW
16
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
2
540
212
169
411
56
75
49
31
30
65
66
61
59
59
59
58
35
43
43
44
43
42
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
WNW
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:04AM0.78m
7:17PM0.89m
7:01AM0.76m
7:53PM0.88m
7:58AM0.75m
8:29PM0.87m
Low Tide
00:37AM0.41m
12:34PM0.14m
1:23AM0.36m
1:19PM0.20m
2:08AM0.32m
2:02PM0.26m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
12
13
12
12
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
13
12
11
Feels °C
7
8
8
7
8
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
11
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
58
11
56
75
49
31
30
65
66
61
59
59
59
58
35
43
43
44
43
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
2
2
23
21
21
21
21
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
S
15
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
24
4
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
2
0.6
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSW
16
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
181
540
212
169
411
4
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
1
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
115
461
175
189
452
452
452
75
50
50
50
50
75
75
75
50
62
61
50
51
54
61
54
61
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
6
6
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