Altona Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty. Look, I’ll level with you – the next 16 days at Altona Pier look pretty tough. There’s a long dry spell coming before we see anything worth paddling out for, so don’t get your hopes up too early.

The first real chance for a wave comes on the morning of Tuesday the 14th, with a small 2ft SSW groundswell (combined energy 263). That’s a moderate energy, and the period is a long 16 seconds, so it’ll be a groundswell – but it’s cross-shore wind from the W at 9 mph, so it’s going to be a bit chopped. The conditions are described as marginal, and honestly, it’s not the kind of day you’d drive across town for. The water temp is sitting at 54°, which is a bit colder than the usual this time of year (anomaly of -2°), so bring the thick rubber.

The middle of the week, around Wednesday the 15th and Thursday the 16th, the swell drops back to 1ft to 2ft, with long periods around 14 to 16 seconds, but the winds go glassy or light offshore. On Wednesday afternoon, there’s a south swell at 2ft with glassy conditions (E 3 mph) – that’s a clean little window but the wave size is tiny. Combined energy is only 101 (weak). Thursday afternoon looks similar, with a 1ft SSW swell, glassy S wind at 3 mph, and combined energy 72. It’s surfable but very ordinary.

Friday the 17th brings a bit more hope: the morning shows a 2ft south swell (period 16 seconds) with glassy north wind, combined energy 129 (still weak). Again, small but clean. After that, from Saturday the 18th, it flatlines for a few days – literally zero swell energy on Saturday and Monday the 20th. A tiny 0.3ft bump on Sunday the 19th with offshore wind, but it’s just not enough to ride.

The next week is more of the same – small, weak, and unremarkable. The best looking day is actually the morning of Wednesday the 22nd, with a 1ft SSW swell (period 11 seconds) and offshore N wind at 12 mph, combined energy 47 (weak). It’s clean moderate offshore, but the swell is tiny and the period is short. Not a standout.

If you look at the whole 16 days, there’s no big swell, no classic conditions, and the break is rarely consistent. For a beginner spot that rarely breaks, you’d be better off checking the forecast again in a few days. This run looks like a typical quiet spell for the area.

Rusty.

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