The Trough Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° S 138.47° E

The Trough 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Trough sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.7° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Trough at 9AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (26 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (26 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.6
N
3
0.9
N
4
1.1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
5
0.4
WSW
10
1.3
W
5
1.8
WSW
6
1.9
W
6
2.1
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
8
26
54
50
68
74
88
64
43
87
240
279
374
220
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
W
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
25
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
W
35
W
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:48PM1.47m
4:51AM0.99m
3:32PM1.64m
4:51AM1.10m
4:04PM1.80m
Low Tide
10:40PM0.52m
10:32PM0.37m
8:56AM0.79m
10:45PM0.23m
9:38AM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
14
15
15
14
13
12
13
13
13
11
11
10
Feels °C
11
12
12
9
10
12
10
10
10
8
7
6
7
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
5
3
3
2
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