Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trial Harbour today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Trial Harbour at 4PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 6.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Trial Harbour. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3364 | 4543 | 5386 | 5531 | 5052 | 4711 | 3987 | 3319 | 3071 | 2553 | 1579 | 1900 | 1624 | 1212 | 1127 | 969 | 982 | 857 | 833 | 822 | 800 | 752 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | 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 | 2:07PM0.63m | 3:03AM0.61m | 2:17PM0.62m | 3:45AM0.61m | 2:24PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM0.24m | 8:36PM0.13m | 8:38AM0.31m | 8:58PM0.09m | 9:05AM0.37m | 9:22PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | 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 |
3364 | 4543 | 5386 | 5531 | 5052 | 4711 | 3987 | 3319 | 3071 | 2553 | 1579 | 1900 | 1624 | 1212 | 1127 | 969 | 982 | 857 | 833 | 822 | 800 | 752 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | SW 18 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | SW 17 | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | NW 8 | W 14 | WSW 19 |
156 | 119 | — | 71 | 48 | — | — | 396 | 8 | 10 | 632 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 109 | 515 | 140 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | W 24 | — | W 22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | — | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | N 3 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 84 | 237 | 311 | 346 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 0 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 228 | 228 |
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