Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
11.5° C
1.2° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 7PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Evening (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
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)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
21
0.3
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.1
S
20
0.3
SSW
14
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
5
3
9
83
73
72
69
0
59
54
50
49
48
44
8
41
7
25
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NE
10
ENE
25
N
15
N
15
NW
15
WSW
25
SW
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:53AM0.69m
9:42PM0.82m
12:17PM0.68m
10:41PM0.78m
1:42PM0.69m
Low Tide
3:51PM0.48m
4:59AM0.09m
4:55PM0.51m
6:10AM0.09m
6:27PM0.51m
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light rain
rain showers
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
8
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
12
8
9
10
12
12
11
11
9
9
10
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
6
5
8
9
10
10
2
5
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
4
4
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