The Trough Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° S 138.47° E

The Trough 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Trough sea temperature is
17.6°C
1.8° 

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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Trough at 4PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:30am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (12 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (12 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.1
W
8
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
11
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
3
1
1
3
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
5
1
1
1
1
2
3
5
7
11
13
11
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
W
10
SW
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SW
25
S
25
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
Wind State
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
6:07AM2.14m
6:39PM1.34m
6:32AM2.12m
7:02PM1.30m
6:58AM2.06m
7:26PM1.25m
7:25AM1.96m
Low Tide
12:49PM-0.04m
00:04AM0.23m
1:15PM0.01m
00:27AM0.25m
1:42PM0.09m
00:51AM0.31m
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cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
18
20
21
16
15
15
15
15
15
22
22
16
14
14
14
14
16
18
18
15
13
12
12
13
Feels °C
7
17
18
19
13
12
13
13
13
13
20
20
13
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
10
10
10
9
10
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