Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Altona Pier today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 6PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Altona Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 20 | S 20 | S 10 | SSW 5 | S 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | SSW 16 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 30 | 28 | 5 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:21AM0.70m | 6:41PM0.79m | 7:07AM0.72m | 7:08PM0.81m | 7:55AM0.73m | 7:38PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:26PM0.20m | 1:01AM0.19m | 1:02PM0.26m | 1:38AM0.15m | 1:38PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 32 | 30 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 17 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | — | — | S 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NW 3 | W 3 | SW 12 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 68 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 70 | 67 | 84 | 67 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 67 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 59 | 51 | 62 | 55 | 54 |
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