The Trough surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 30 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
20.9° C
(Which is 2.7°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 6AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:30am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (30 Mar)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (30 Mar)--

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
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
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.3
NNW
0.2
N
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
NNW
0.6
NW
0.6
WNW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)7833333-7101094444444455510
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11353200122210131512121016191111820
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
NNE
15
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
WSW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
SSW
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:24AM
1.35
5:23PM
1.28
4:49AM
1.48
5:21PM
1.49
5:14AM
1.56
5:31PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:45PM
0.87
11:07AM
0.38
10:55PM
0.62
11:10AM
0.29
11:16PM
0.39
11:20AM
0.22
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise---7:26-------7:26-------7:28----
Sunset------7:14-------7:13-------7:10-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------1-1-----
Temp. °C202019212324242423222124252626212120181819191816
Feels °C (?)171816172022232120171618192121181718151617171716
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