Altona Pier surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 AEST
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Altona Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Altona Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 6AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
SSW
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.1
S
Period(s) (?)6666612121414141418171512111111101212121421
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)111113316161666503322200009
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
WSW
0
N
5
NNE
0
E
5
ESE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffglassglassoffglassglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:27AM
0.81
7:01PM
0.89
6:12AM
0.82
7:45PM
0.87
7:00AM
0.81
8:30PM
0.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:05AM
0.44
12:12PM
0.07
12:47AM
0.45
12:57PM
0.08
1:30AM
0.44
1:44PM
0.11
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise--6:52-------6:52-------6:54-----
Sunset-----5:45-------5:44-------5:42--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201918192324222019171618232524212019181923252321
Feels °C (?)171614141920181716151516222322181716141418201918
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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