Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.2° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 1AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
61
61
93
94
100
68
69
73
154
147
84
81
80
47
47
42
2
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SSW
0
NW
5
W
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
5
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:39PM0.69m
4:39AM0.67m
5:08PM0.71m
5:26AM0.71m
5:36PM0.74m
Low Tide
10:44PM0.23m
10:54AM0.16m
11:19PM0.18m
11:32AM0.20m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
9
9
13
15
15
13
13
12
11
14
19
20
18
16
Feels °C
9
9
9
8
7
8
12
14
13
11
10
8
6
8
13
14
12
11
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