Surf Forecasts:
Altona Pier surf forecast from 28 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 28 Jun, 7PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 4 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period, SSW swell with 331 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 28 Jun, 7PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Altona Pier this week:
The surf forecast for Altona Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 28) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.3m and 15s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Altona Pier in the next 16 days are 0.9m 14s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 02) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Sun 28th Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Sun 28th Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sat 4th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Altona Pier over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 4 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | N 4 | NW 4 | S 6 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 289 | 254 | 187 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:39AM0.76m | 3:12PM0.79m | 1:34AM0.73m | 3:58PM0.81m | 2:30AM0.71m | 4:39PM0.83m | 3:23AM0.69m | 5:17PM0.83m | 4:13AM0.67m | 5:51PM0.83m | 4:59AM0.67m | 6:22PM0.82m | 5:45AM0.67m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36PM0.55m | 8:00AM0.15m | 8:47PM0.54m | 8:48AM0.12m | 9:45PM0.51m | 9:33AM0.11m | 10:34PM0.48m | 10:15AM0.09m | 11:15PM0.44m | 10:55AM0.09m | 11:53PM0.40m | 11:33AM0.10m | 00:26AM0.36m | 12:10PM0.13m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 |
 | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 | — | 5:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 10 | S 9 | — | — | S 22 | S 14 |
| kJ | 42 | 42 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 140 | 10 | 42 | — | — | 9 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 29 | 82 | — | — | 8 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 2 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | SW 17 | W 3 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 427 | 3 | 289 | 254 | 187 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 80 | 70 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 93 | 202 | 202 | 464 | 463 | 461 | 62 | 61 | 84 | 495 | 451 |
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