Altona Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
11.7° C
1.3° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 6AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
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
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.8
SW
4
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.5
W
3
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
14
0.4
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
43
42
41
41
40
38
6
6
6
33
31
28
15
23
21
20
4
8
7
7
6
16
12
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:35AM0.68m
6:16PM0.77m
6:21AM0.70m
6:41PM0.79m
7:07AM0.72m
7:08PM0.81m
Low Tide
11:54PM0.28m
11:50AM0.15m
00:27AM0.23m
12:26PM0.20m
1:01AM0.19m
1:02PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
11
13
13
11
9
8
7
8
10
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
6
5
4
5
7
8
7
4
3
2
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
8
9
9
7
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