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The Trough surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
16.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Trough today?

The current surf forecast for The Trough at 9AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am November 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (20 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (20 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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

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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
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 (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.2
WSW
0.5
S
0.1
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
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
0.4
E
0.2
E
—
0.2
NNE
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)44444388888888888833-333
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)161511635266221111111000000
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
ENE
10
E
10
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
5
SE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffglassoffoffcross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:01AM
1.94
5:41PM
1.32
5:25AM
2.04
6:04PM
1.33
5:49AM
2.11
6:26PM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:38PM
0.41
11:45AM
0.03
11:01PM
0.35
12:09PM
-0.03
11:24PM
0.30
12:34PM
-0.06
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise--5:58-------5:58-------5:58-----
Sunset------8:04-------8:05-------8:06-
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------------------16-11
Temp. °C11111314161512111191015212217141516181615201716
Feels °C (?)888910854313917181191111131413181412
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