Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 144.83° E

Altona Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Altona Pier sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.4° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Altona Pier at 11PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)--
Afternoon (07 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (07 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
165
172
127
83
82
79
76
44
44
46
57
57
53
51
50
51
51
50
49
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
5
E
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:08PM0.64m
11:42PM0.66m
1:23PM0.63m
1:24AM0.65m
2:30PM0.65m
Low Tide
5:43PM0.37m
6:32AM0.19m
7:16PM0.32m
8:00AM0.22m
8:41PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:45
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Temp °C
12
13
11
9
8
7
9
16
20
22
20
16
14
13
14
19
23
24
21
20
Feels °C
8
9
8
7
6
4
6
11
15
18
17
13
11
9
9
13
17
20
17
16
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