Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
17.0°C
2.9° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 8PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)--
Afternoon (02 Nov)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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)
1
1
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)
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.7
WSW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
70
67
65
65
138
132
128
87
33
33
32
3
1
1
3
0
8
7
0
16
28
Wind (km/h)
20
N
10
WNW
5
S
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
E
5
N
10
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
30
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:21PM0.75m
9:45AM0.74m
9:20PM0.71m
10:34AM0.71m
10:29PM0.67m
Low Tide
2:44PM0.37m
3:04AM0.10m
3:35PM0.35m
3:56AM0.15m
4:32PM0.32m
4:54AM0.22m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
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6:11
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7:54
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7:58
 mm
2
2
5
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Temp °C
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
14
13
12
11
13
20
16
14
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
13
16
15
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
11
12
11
9
11
18
10
10
8
7
5
6
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