Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trial Harbour today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Trial Harbour at 2AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 18ft (5.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Trial Harbour. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4243 | 3710 | 4228 | 6093 | 9316 | 7862 | 7862 | 9129 | 14481 | 15393 | 15408 | 16336 | 16804 | 16858 | 16424 | 17077 | 17126 | 16043 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:32PM0.76m | 1:37PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16AM0.10m | 4:56AM0.10m | 9:23PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 4243 | 3710 | 4228 | 6093 | 3157 | 7862 | 2194 | 2377 | 14481 | 15393 | 15408 | 16336 | 16804 | 16858 | 16424 | 17077 | 17126 | 16043 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 942 | 460 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 16 | NW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 216 | 669 | 1003 | 909 | 9316 | 316 | 7862 | 9129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9629 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 218 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 237 | 237 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 226 |
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