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The Trough surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 ACDT
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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
20.5° C
 (Which is 1.8°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 12PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (15 Jan)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
SSE
0.7
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
—
0.3
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.3
SE
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)444444444444444433-23333
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)251629344136000002727200000010000
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
5
SW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
5
SSE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
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-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:19PM
0.93
4:13AM
1.55
5:54PM
1.03
4:49AM
1.73
6:01PM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:39AM
0.45
9:19PM
0.88
11:42AM
0.29
10:18PM
0.74
11:57AM
0.15
10:53PM
0.58
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise6:16-------6:16-------6:18-------
Sunset----8:32-------8:32-------8:31---
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161920191717171616182021181718161722252722192021
Feels °C (?)111414131211131111131516131315121420252519172020
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