Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Trough today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Trough at 1PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Trough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | W 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | W 9 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 154 | 72 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 41 | 60 | 35 | 32 | 41 | 59 | 214 | 190 | 140 | 69 | 43 | 36 | 20 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:08AM1.02m | 3:10PM1.59m | 5:27AM1.02m | 3:50PM1.76m | 5:11AM1.12m | 4:22PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56AM1.02m | 10:56PM0.18m | 9:20AM0.81m | 11:05PM0.11m | 9:57AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 10 | SW 10 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | S 19 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 38 | 24 | — | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | — | 35 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 3 | — | 7 | 17 | 15 | 36 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | S 16 | — | S 18 | S 17 | WSW 9 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 26 | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 15 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | W 9 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 181 | 154 | 72 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 41 | 60 | 34 | 32 | 41 | 59 | 214 | 190 | 140 | 69 | 43 | — | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 649 | 620 | 686 | 822 | 171 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 443 | 443 | 38 | 39 | 613 | 613 | 614 | 900 | 1046 | 620 | 39 | 38 |
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