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The Trough Surf Forecast
/ SA – Adelaide (17 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
The Trough surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Wednesday 16 Jul 2025 ACST
How big are the waves at The Trough today?
The current surf forecast for The Trough at 9AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at The Trough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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| Energy (?) | 18 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 31 | 59 | 91 | 57 | 40 | 35 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 38 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 19 | 17 | 28 | 46 | 114 | 181 | 193 | 113 | 100 | 78 | 60 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 37 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 42 | 67 | 74 | 56 | 61 | 75 | 182 | 292 | 251 | 266 | 258 | 247 | 196 | 127 | 92 | 66 | 50 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:23AM 1.47 | 7:13PM 1.67 | 7:51AM 1.49 | 7:36PM 1.43 | 8:22AM 1.50 | 7:52PM 1.16 | 8:59AM 1.47 | 7:37PM 0.92 | 9:57AM 1.41 | 12:42PM 1.40 | 2:39PM 1.56 | 5:35AM 0.90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:18AM 0.09 | 1:06PM 0.37 | 1:37AM 0.20 | 1:45PM 0.48 | 1:51AM 0.32 | 2:31PM 0.63 | 1:57AM 0.42 | 3:43PM 0.80 | 1:45AM 0.51 | 12:31AM 0.53 | 11:02PM 0.41 | 10:55PM 0.28 | 8:25AM 0.84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for SA - Adelaide
Continuing clean conditions at The Trough (light winds from the NNW at Mount Terrible Radar 11 km from The Trough). 0.4m 4s local chop from the W with a 0.4m 4s local chop from the W and a 0.2m 12s groundswell from the WSW. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.
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