Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
12.3° C
0.9° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 2PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am 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-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.6
S
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
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
12
0.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
163
160
67
210
273
354
341
416
324
316
218
206
148
144
130
125
123
121
119
80
76
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:35AM0.72m
9:01PM0.85m
10:31AM0.70m
9:35PM0.83m
11:33AM0.69m
Low Tide
2:56PM0.41m
3:53AM0.18m
3:36PM0.45m
4:37AM0.17m
4:21PM0.49m
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
11
11
9
8
9
9
9
10
12
13
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
2
3
3
4
3
2
3
4
4
5
6
7
5
6
7
8
8
10
9
10
9
8
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