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Trial Harbour

3:10 pm 1 Mar 2003

Sea Life's, Redbill Beach

6:46 pm 21 Jan 2011

Trial Harbour ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 4.0
Wind and kite surfing: 2.0
Crowds: 4.5

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Trial Harbour Surf Forecast / Tasmania – West Coast / Australia

6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 10 am Thursday 16 Feb 2012

Trial Harbour surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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Wave Energy Map See all maps
Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 1.7
SW
1.8
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.0
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
SW
Period (s) (?) 12 14 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 12 11 10 10 9 9 15 14 13
Surfscale
Wave
Graph

(?)
Max-energy 874 1255 1650 1229 1045 897 745 602 450 691 530 288 164 144 97 142 178 253
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW 20
WNW 10
S 20
SSE 30
S 15
SSE 5
S 5
WNW 20
NNE 10
NE 15
SSW 5
SSE 10
SSE 25
SSW 20
SSE 15
S 20
SSW 10
S
Wind State (?) cross-
on
cross-
on
cross cross-
off
cross cross-
off
cross cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross cross-
off
cross cross-
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cross cross cross-
on
cross
Key to wind character - offshore winds at Trial Harbour blow from the E
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
High Tide
/ height (m)

6:50PM
0.83
3:01AM
0.90


2:50AM
0.90


1:51AM
0.91


12:49AM
0.93


12:56AM
0.94
11:06AM
0.64

1:12AM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:45AM
0.16

10:45PM
0.78
11:27AM
0.19


12:20PM
0.25


1:44PM
0.32



4:28PM
0.35

8:09AM
0.60
6:02PM
0.33

 

Note: the tide data above is for Pieman River, Tasmania which is 28 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Trial Harbour. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph.

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Today's Trial Harbour sea temperature is 18.0 °C (Statistics for 16 Feb 1981-2005 - mean: 15.5 max: 16.8 min: 13.7 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night) Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Sat morning) Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning) Wind will be generally light
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  rain showers part cloud part cloud part cloud clear clear clear rain showers rain showers rain showers part cloud rain showers clear clear clear part cloud clear clear
Summary rain shwrs some clouds some clouds some clouds clear clear clear rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs some clouds rain shwrs clear clear clear some clouds clear clear
Rain (mm) 3 - - - - - - 1 1 1 - 3 - - - - - -
High °C 19 18 16 15 17 14 16 18 17 16 19 16 16 18 16 15 16 15
Low °C 19 17 15 14 16 13 14 17 15 15 18 15 15 17 14 13 16 13
Chill °C (?) 18 17 16 14 16 12 16 18 17 16 19 15 16 17 15 14 15 14
Sunrise 6:41 - - 6:43 - - 6:43 - - 6:46 - - 6:47 - - 6:48 - -
Sunset - 20:22 - - 20:22 - - 20:21 - - 20:19 - - 20:17 - - 20:15 -
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Information about the Trial Harbour Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Trial Harbour provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Trial Harbour can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Trial Harbour surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Trial Harbour) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Trial Harbour may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Trial Harbour is 27 km (17 miles) from Strahan. If you plan a holiday in The West Coast of Tasmania, look for hotels and other accommodation in Strahan. Strahan has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.