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The Trough surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 ACDT
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
20.0° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
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 (?)————
0.2
SSW
—
0.3
SSW
0.3
SW
0.1
SW
0.3
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.4
WSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)----2-444344445555445555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)00001033121416192611222619213542374342
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
15
N
15
NW
10
W
15
SSW
10
ESE
10
SE
15
ENE
20
NNE
10
WNW
15
W
25
SW
30
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:19AM
1.90
6:15PM
1.24
5:47AM
2.03
6:33PM
1.34
6:13AM
2.11
6:53PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:15PM
0.03
11:23PM
0.44
12:35PM
-0.06
11:52PM
0.32
12:56PM
-0.11
12:20AM
0.23
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise6:18-------6:20-------6:20-------
Sunset----8:31-------8:31-------8:30---
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222729323027242626252527221616171719242419171717
Feels °C (?)202526292725222323242323171313141416202015141414
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