The Trough Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° S 138.47° E

The Trough 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Trough sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.4° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Trough at 9PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 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 (13 Aug)--
Afternoon (13 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (13 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
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
W
7
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
15
15
15
7
7
14
13
13
13
13
6
6
6
7
7
4
6
7
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:49PM1.93m
5:24AM1.43m
5:14PM1.93m
5:40AM1.60m
5:37PM1.87m
Low Tide
10:29AM0.41m
11:27PM0.05m
10:59AM0.27m
11:39PM0.03m
11:29AM0.17m
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6:58
6:58
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5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
11
11
12
10
9
8
8
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