Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Trough today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Trough at 3PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Trough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the N by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | N 3 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:00AM1.74m | 6:00PM1.78m | 6:22AM1.84m | 6:21PM1.66m | 6:45AM1.88m | 6:42PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58AM0.13m | 00:08AM0.01m | 12:28PM0.15m | 00:25AM0.04m | 12:56PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 2 | N 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 39 | 39 | 137 | 142 | 142 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 137 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
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