Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.4° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 5AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (07 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (07 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
574
288
292
126
126
218
163
165
172
127
83
82
79
76
44
44
46
56
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
15
S
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:22PM0.71m
12:08PM0.64m
11:42PM0.66m
1:23PM0.63m
Low Tide
5:15AM0.15m
5:43PM0.37m
6:32AM0.19m
7:16PM0.32m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
12
11
10
8
9
12
13
11
9
7
7
8
16
20
22
20
16
Feels °C
5
8
7
6
4
4
8
9
8
8
5
5
5
12
15
18
17
13
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