Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Trough today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Trough at 4AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Trough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 11 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 4 | SW 11 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:04PM1.41m | 6:06AM2.14m | 6:20PM1.25m | 6:29AM2.06m | 6:31PM1.10m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.14m | 12:44PM0.09m | 11:49PM0.19m | 1:12PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 3 | W 3 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | W 4 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | W 6 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | SW 9 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | S 2 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 43 | 39 | 126 | 140 | 38 | 39 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 811 |
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