Trial Harbour Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.93° S 145.17° E

Trial Harbour 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 17 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 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) & 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 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
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2
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
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5052
4711
3987
3319
2968
2553
1579
1874
1624
1212
1111
955
982
857
833
716
800
763
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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