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The Trough Surf Forecast
/ SA – Adelaide (17 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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The Trough surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 ACSTForecast 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
19.7° C
(Which is 1.9°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 3AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Trough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:17PM 1.77 | 4:36AM 1.55 | 4:35PM 1.95 | 5:04AM 1.49 | 4:56PM 2.10 | 5:28AM 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:36PM 0.11 | 10:22AM 0.24 | 11:05PM -0.03 | 10:37AM 0.24 | 11:34PM -0.10 | 10:52AM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 |
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