The Trough Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° S 138.47° E

The Trough 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Trough sea temperature is
14.6° 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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Trough at 12AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (11 Jul)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (11 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.6
N
3
1
NNW
4
1.3
NW
5
1.9
NW
6
2.3
W
7
2.5
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
7
2.3
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
6
2
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.6
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.1
W
6
1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1.2
W
5
1.2
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
8
37
71
216
469
617
651
527
395
361
320
237
200
171
171
121
77
56
50
55
74
86
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
25
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
45
NW
45
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:52PM1.49m
6:10AM0.91m
3:00PM1.68m
5:23AM0.94m
Low Tide
10:27PM0.54m
10:32PM0.32m
7:09AM0.91m
10:54PM0.17m
8:52AM0.80m
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7:22
7:22
7:22
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5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
5
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
12
12
13
10
10
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
11
10
9
6
5
4
1
-1
2
2
3
4
6
7
7
8
9
7
8
9
7
8
9
8
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