The Trough Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° S 138.47° E

The Trough 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Trough sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at The Trough today (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Trough at 2AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (14 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

Table - waves today at The Trough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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)
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
70
48
38
31
25
19
13
22
21
21
21
12
12
12
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
0
WSW
5
ESE
5
SE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
5
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:46PM1.85m
5:23AM0.99m
4:22PM1.97m
5:30AM1.06m
4:55PM2.04m
5:43AM1.17m
Low Tide
11:17PM0.08m
9:39AM0.65m
11:36PM0.05m
10:17AM0.50m
11:54PM0.05m
10:52AM0.37m
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
12
12
10
10
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
12
13
Feels °C
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
13
14
12
12
12
10
10
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
12
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