Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
15.7°C
2.4° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 9AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
S
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.3
SE
2
0.1
S
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
195
144
188
127
162
162
57
33
32
30
29
2
2
2
4
9
5
3
4
1
1
1
7
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
5
ENE
15
SE
15
SE
5
E
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:34AM0.82m
6:08PM0.78m
7:13AM0.83m
6:41PM0.78m
7:50AM0.82m
7:11PM0.76m
Low Tide
00:01AM0.07m
12:28PM0.31m
00:38AM0.07m
1:04PM0.34m
1:13AM0.07m
1:38PM0.36m
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:35
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6:35
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7:36
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7:37
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Temp °C
10
10
11
12
13
13
11
10
9
7
5
12
18
19
17
13
12
13
13
18
20
21
19
18
Feels °C
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
4
3
9
15
15
13
9
10
10
9
15
18
18
15
17
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