The Trough surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 ACST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
The Trough surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Trough sea temperature is
20.3° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Trough today?

The current surf forecast for The Trough at 6AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (10 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (10 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s

Table - waves today at The Trough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)676666666655555555555544
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2933742652302232232441821641078073756264839380775136191912
Wind
(km/h)
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:18AM
0.97
7:42PM
1.57
7:09AM
0.80
8:07PM
1.35
6:17PM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:08AM
0.48
12:35PM
0.50
3:07AM
0.68
11:58AM
0.63
9:30AM
0.59
8:51PM
1.09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise---6:35-------6:35-------6:35----
Sunset-----5:59-------5:58-------5:55--
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1--1111------1----------
Temp. °C171615161616151513141315141415151514151516171515
Feels °C (?)108799878787979999891011121213
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