The Trough Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° S 138.47° E

The Trough 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Trough sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.6° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Trough at 12PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
6 PM
9 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
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
5
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
21
19
15
15
15
9
6
6
6
7
6
11
14
12
12
21
31
20
16
12
11
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
8:55AM1.47m
7:37PM0.97m
9:53AM1.35m
1:02PM1.31m
Low Tide
3:28PM0.81m
1:53AM0.51m
00:48AM0.61m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
6
7
6
5
5
7
7
7
7
8
7
8
7
8
8
8
8
11
11
11
11
12
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