The Trough surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 28 Mar 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
21.5° C
(Which is 3.3°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 2AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm March 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (29 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (29 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
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 (?)
0.1
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
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.4
NNE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
Period(s) (?)78888877777833333--79333
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)111111111111033200012553
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
NNE
15
NW
5
WNW
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
E
10
E
15
E
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:07PM
1.20
3:53AM
1.18
6:05PM
1.13
4:24AM
1.35
5:23PM
1.28
4:49AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:07AM
1.10
11:24AM
0.45
10:45PM
0.87
11:07AM
0.38
10:55PM
0.62
11:10AM
0.29
Sat
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise-----7:24-------7:26-------7:26--
Sunset7:16-------7:15-------7:14-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161414131317182021201920192223242524232222242526
Feels °C (?)131212121216161920181718161920222421201817181921
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