Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trial Harbour today (18 Aug):
- 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 8PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 26mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1657 | 1956 | 1601 | 1212 | 1111 | 955 | 982 | 857 | 880 | 822 | 800 | 763 | 721 | 661 | 523 | 573 | 515 | 507 | 787 | 848 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 |
High Tide | 3:45AM0.61m | 2:24PM0.61m | 4:28AM0.59m | 2:27PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58PM0.09m | 9:05AM0.37m | 9:22PM0.07m | 9:26AM0.43m | 9:46PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
1657 | 1956 | 1601 | 1212 | 1111 | 955 | 982 | 857 | 880 | 822 | 800 | 763 | 721 | 661 | 523 | 523 | 515 | 507 | 483 | 463 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 13 | W 12 |
632 | 302 | — | — | 5 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 99 | 145 | 140 | 223 | 413 | 522 | 573 | 493 | 407 | 787 | 477 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 20 | W 20 | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 |
11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 71 | 68 | — | 65 | 103 | 38 | 347 | 848 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — |
— | 29 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 183 | 238 | 266 | 299 | 560 | 390 | 412 | 465 | 475 | 657 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 333 | 226 | 222 | 125 | 125 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 225 | 222 | 222 | 131 |
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