Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.2° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 7PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)--
Afternoon (14 Sep)--
Evening (14 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.6
SW
3
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
4
3
6
6
6
5
5
0
563
624
459
443
360
365
365
357
357
283
231
Wind (km/h)
0
E
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:12PM0.78m
5:50AM0.79m
5:46PM0.80m
6:33AM0.79m
6:17PM0.81m
Low Tide
11:09AM0.20m
11:32PM0.11m
11:49AM0.24m
00:11AM0.10m
12:25PM0.28m
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
16
15
14
11
10
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
19
15
14
12
10
6
5
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
6
7
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