Trial Harbour Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(West Coast of Tasmania, Australia)

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Trial Harbour Surf Guide

Trial Harbour on the West Coast is an exposed point break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the east. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest.There is a left hand point break here. Best around high tide. Rarely crowded here. Take care of rips and rocks.

Trial Harbour Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	4	fairly consistent	15.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Trial Harbour:

The best conditions reported for surf at Trial Harbour occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf Trial Harbour (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Trial Harbour with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 31% of the time in February while 69% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 0% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

31%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

69%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Trial Harbour Location Map

Interactive Trial Harbour surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Trial Harbour is Launceston Airport (LST) in Australia, which is 175 km (109 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Trial Harbour is Hobart Airport (HBA), also in Australia, 217 km (135 miles) away.

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Trial Harbour Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 06:13 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	on	on

What does Trial Harbour look like?

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Credit: James H Credit: dave Taylor Credit: dave Taylor Credit: dave Taylor

Tides at Trial Harbour

Current tide and informaton

For Trial Harbour, 0 km from Trial Harbour.

Next High Water: 02:58pm | 0.75m

Next Low Water: 07:11am | 0.04m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Trial Harbour Sea Temperature

The Trial Harbour water temperature is rather cool (15.4 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.

Current Temp*: 15.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Trial Harbour

Surf stats for Trial Harbour, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Average Swell

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Wind History at Trial Harbour

Wind stats for Trial Harbour, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

Average Wind

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Trial Harbour Reviews:

Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.

Ratings

Based on 2 votes.

Overall:4.0
Quality on a good day:4.0
Consistency of Surf:3.0
Difficulty Level:4.0
Wind and Kite Surfing:2.0
Crowds:4.5
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Moggy from Australia

“Trial Harbour left holds plenty of size, and can have hollow sections on clean swell. Fun walling type of wave with shifting peaks over large takeoff area.
Also a right reef further in on opposite side of small bay from left. The right peaks out from a group of rocks and breaks into the bay.
Vehicle access is by rough unsealed road.”

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