The Trough surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 ACST
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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
18.8° C
(Which is 1.4°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 9PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)--
Afternoon (06 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (06 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
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
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.2
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
21
51
62
45
44
39
28
17
14
10
16
15
13
13
10
10
10
9
13
11
6
4
1
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:13PM2.04m
6:42AM1.22m
6:41PM1.94m
7:12AM1.11m
7:11PM1.80m
7:50AM1.00m
Low Tide
11:41AM0.26m
00:58AM0.12m
12:04PM0.33m
1:32AM0.23m
12:27PM0.43m
2:13AM0.36m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:29
5:28
5:27
5:25
1
Temp °C
17
18
14
13
13
12
14
13
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
14
15
16
14
14
14
14
14
15
13
12
8
7
7
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
8
10
10
11
12
13
11
11
12
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
8
0.4
SW
4
0.2
WSW
4
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
4
4
1
4
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
17
21
51
62
45
44
39
28
17
14
10
16
15
13
13
10
10
10
9
13
11
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
4
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
613
614
842
126
126
126
126
126
126
126
126
140
140
140
126
616
484
1058
126
126
126
126
126
126
Best forecast wave conditions in Adelaide
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
4
4
7
7
5
5
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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