Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
14.6°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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 3PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SW
3
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
S
11
0.4
SSE
3
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
45
44
2
2
2
1
0
2
3
6
5
46
42
42
42
70
80
82
74
43
41
Wind (km/h)
20
N
5
W
20
SW
15
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:00AM0.80m
5:27PM0.77m
6:44AM0.80m
6:02PM0.79m
7:28AM0.79m
6:41PM0.80m
Low Tide
11:51AM0.33m
00:05AM0.05m
12:27PM0.36m
00:47AM0.04m
1:05PM0.38m
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cloud
cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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light rain
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5:56
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5:56
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5:54
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6:23
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6:24
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6:25
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 mm
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18
6
9
13
3
1
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1
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Temp °C
21
19
20
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
17
20
18
12
10
10
10
10
9
8
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
8
9
10
8
8
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