Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Trough today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Trough at 8PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Trough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | SW 14 | SW 13 | N 3 | NW 3 | SW 13 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:09PM0.84m | 8:46AM1.35m | 7:31AM1.11m | 1:43PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36PM0.65m | 1:00AM0.64m | 10:16PM0.66m | 10:15AM1.10m | 9:46PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 126 | 45 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 137 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 39 |
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