Trunk Bay - Shark Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.45° N 64.63° W

Issued: 1 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Trunk Bay - Shark Bay sea temperature is

29.8°C

Trunk Bay - Shark Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Trunk Bay - Shark Bay today (17 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trunk Bay - Shark Bay at 6PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Evening (17 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

Table - waves today at Trunk Bay - Shark Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 17					Sunday 18								Monday 19
	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	N 9	N 9	N 9	NNE 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 12	N 12	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 9	N 9	NW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	123	114	170	140	120	85	81	79	59	54	38	39	39	42	93	73	49	65	58	40	63
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	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-off	cross-off
High Tide		1:37PM0.43m				00:51AM0.25m					2:26PM0.42m			1:55AM0.26m					3:14PM0.41m
Low Tide					8:49PM0.20m			6:51AM0.11m					9:39PM0.20m			7:54AM0.14m					10:20PM0.20m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	1	—	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	28	28	28	28	28
Feels °C	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	30	30	30	30	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	N 9	N 9	N 9	NNE 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	NNE 9	N 12	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 9	N 9	N 9
kJ	123	114	170	140	120	85	81	79	59	54	38	39	39	25	93	73	49	65	58	40	38
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 5	NNW 7	E 9	NNE 14	NNE 13	NNE 13	ESE 9	NNE 13	ENE 5	E 8	E 8	N 12	N 12	NNE 8	N 12	NNE 8	N 12	N 12	N 11	NW 16
kJ	10	9	9	24	18	18	17	7	16	6	12	12	26	42	13	27	11	25	25	10	63
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 7	NNW 7	N 14	NNW 7	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NNE 13	ESE 8	NNE 13	SE 4	N 13	ESE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 12	ENE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	10	10	16	5	3	8	8	17	7	16	3	29	7	7	6	6	26	6	6	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	ESE 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 3	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4
kJ	3	3	2	3	3	5	5	4	2	2	3	2	8	4	5	6	4	4	6	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	2	4	6	6	6	6	6	6	0	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	6	6	7	5	4	4	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	6	5

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