Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Trough today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Trough at 11AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Trough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 83 | 100 | 82 | 78 | 64 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 47 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:09AM1.84m | 7:00PM1.35m | 7:34AM1.75m | 7:14PM1.18m | 7:59AM1.61m | 7:10PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25PM0.35m | 00:56AM0.19m | 1:55PM0.50m | 1:07AM0.31m | 2:29PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 9 | NNW 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NNW 3 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 25 | 5 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 47 | 83 | 100 | 82 | 78 | 64 | 37 | 26 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 47 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 381 | 443 | 443 | 613 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 441 | 485 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 38 |
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