The Trough surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 02 Apr 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
20.9° C
(Which is 2.8°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 1PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (02 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (02 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
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 (?)
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
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
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) (?)101011111110999988888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)331840222218171716875631111111111
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
SW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
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
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:37AM
1.61
5:46PM
1.87
6:00AM
1.62
6:04PM
2.00
6:22AM
1.60
6:23PM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:34AM
0.16
12:03AM
0.06
11:50AM
0.12
12:26AM
-0.03
12:06PM
0.10
12:50AM
-0.06
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
Sunrise-7:28-------7:28-------7:30------
Sunset----7:09-------7:07-------7:07---
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151718191816151514161817141414131316192220181818
Feels °C (?)1516161716141313121214128886712151916141515
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