Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
17.4°C
3.2° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 2PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (06 Nov)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (06 Nov)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the E by Sun night).

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
12
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
36
29
0
0
0
366
69
0
0
59
75
59
282
209
202
150
30
107
143
29
28
28
27
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
W
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:29PM0.67m
1:31AM0.66m
1:32PM0.68m
2:51AM0.70m
2:31PM0.70m
3:54AM0.74m
Low Tide
6:03AM0.28m
6:57PM0.25m
7:26AM0.33m
8:11PM0.20m
8:45AM0.35m
9:12PM0.15m
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Temp °C
12
17
19
20
17
12
10
9
9
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
12
13
13
11
11
8
6
Feels °C
9
14
15
15
13
7
5
4
3
3
4
3
3
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
7
4
2
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