MSC (2000) 74J15, 78A40, 78A50We shall consider the sound radiation of a surface wave mode which propagates towards the mouth of a semi-infinite waveguide which supports surface waves. This semi-infinite waveguide is symmetrically located inside an infinite waveguide whose surface is lined with an absorbent surface. The whole system constitutes a new trifurcated waveguide boundary value problem. This model results in a scalar Wiener-Hopf problem. An exact closed form solution is obtained with the aid of the Wiener-Hopf technique. The theoretical problem solved has application in acoustics and electromagnetism.