The Trough surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 02 Apr 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
21.1° C
(Which is 3.1°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 3AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm April 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (03 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (03 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
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 (?)
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
W
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
Period(s) (?)1110999998888888888888777-
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22181717178756222211111111110
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
NNE
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:46PM
1.87
6:00AM
1.62
6:04PM
2.00
6:22AM
1.60
6:23PM
2.09
6:43AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:03AM
0.06
11:50AM
0.12
12:26AM
-0.03
12:06PM
0.10
12:50AM
-0.06
12:24PM
0.10
Thu
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise-----7:28-------7:30-------7:31--
Sunset7:09-------7:07-------7:07-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181615151416181814141414131521222018191919232425
Feels °C (?)1614131311111412888871017191614161516202022
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