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The Trough Surf Forecast
/ SA – Adelaide (17 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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The Trough surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 ACDTForecast 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
21.8° C
(Which is 3.4°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 4AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (26 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Trough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 59 | 80 | 73 | 51 | 34 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:11PM 1.90 | 7:41AM 0.99 | 8:31PM 1.69 | 7:08AM 0.91 | 8:45PM 1.44 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:54AM 0.53 | 1:19PM 0.29 | 3:22AM 0.76 | 1:07PM 0.40 | 12:18PM 0.47 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
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