The Trough Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° S 138.47° E

The Trough 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Trough sea temperature is
18.0°C
2.8° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Trough at 2PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (25 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (25 Oct)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
SW
12
0.4
WSW
4
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
31
24
19
16
16
14
12
8
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
14
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:54AM1.78m
5:17PM1.50m
5:14AM1.96m
5:46PM1.48m
5:36AM2.10m
6:11PM1.40m
Low Tide
11:18AM0.11m
10:59PM0.26m
11:47AM-0.04m
11:17PM0.26m
12:15PM-0.12m
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
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6:20
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6:18
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7:37
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7:38
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7:39
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 mm
3
2
2
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1
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Temp °C
12
12
13
15
13
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
11
13
14
16
13
11
Feels °C
8
7
8
8
8
7
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
9
10
10
12
9
8
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