Trial Harbour Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.93° S 145.17° E

Trial Harbour 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trial Harbour sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.8° 

Trial Harbour surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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 12PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
2.5
NW
9
3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3987
3319
2774
2553
1657
1900
1601
1212
1111
955
982
857
880
822
800
763
633
1028
1274
1122
1209
1491
1772
3518
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
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
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:03AM0.61m
2:17PM0.62m
3:45AM0.61m
2:24PM0.61m
4:28AM0.59m
2:27PM0.59m
Low Tide
8:38AM0.31m
8:58PM0.09m
9:05AM0.37m
9:22PM0.07m
9:26AM0.43m
9:46PM0.08m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
5
6
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
13
15
15
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
10
10
10
Feels °C
7
7
7
9
10
10
8
7
7
8
8
9
10
10
8
8
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
7
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