Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Trough today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Trough at 12AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Trough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the ESE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 12 | W 8 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 3 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:34PM1.62m | 4:15AM1.49m | 4:02PM1.72m | 4:28AM1.67m | 4:30PM1.77m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05PM0.16m | 10:00AM0.37m | 10:20PM0.09m | 10:26AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | W 8 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 2 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 52 | 39 | 126 | 137 | 142 | 39 | 38 | 606 | 140 | 695 | 1090 | 822 | 695 |
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