Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trial Harbour today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Trial Harbour at 5AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Trial Harbour. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
5052 | 4711 | 3987 | 3319 | 2968 | 2553 | 1579 | 1874 | 1624 | 1212 | 1111 | 955 | 982 | 857 | 833 | 716 | 800 | 763 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:03AM0.61m | 2:17PM0.62m | 3:45AM0.61m | 2:24PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM0.13m | 8:38AM0.31m | 8:58PM0.09m | 9:05AM0.37m | 9:22PM0.07m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
5052 | 4711 | 3987 | 3319 | 2968 | 2553 | 1579 | 1874 | 1624 | 1212 | 1111 | 955 | 982 | 857 | 833 | 716 | 800 | 763 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | NNW 6 | SW 17 | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 7 | — | W 24 | W 14 | WSW 19 |
48 | — | — | 396 | 154 | 10 | 632 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | — | 11 | 515 | 148 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 94 | 274 | 390 | 502 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 222 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 0 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 228 | 222 |
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