Surf Forecasts:
Triggs Beach Adelaide surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 1 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period, N swell with 61 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Triggs Beach Adelaide this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Triggs Beach Adelaide in the next 16 days are 1.2m 5s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Triggs Beach Adelaide over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at the forecast for the next 16 days. Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – it’s a tough stretch ahead. The only spot we’ve got data for is Triggs Beach Adelaide, a sheltered little reef that’s usually an inconsistent beginner wave. Unfortunately, there’s just nothing to get excited about here for the entire run.
Right now, through the end of August and into the start of September, it’s a ghost town. We’re looking at a solid 4 to 5 days of barely a ripple. The wave heights are sitting at a pathetic 0.3 ft to 2 ft, with terrible short-period swell. The water temp is hovering around 58°F, which is pretty much normal for this time of year. You’ll see some glassy mornings, like the 28th and 30th of August, which is a tease, but there’s simply no swell to push through.
Then, heading into the first week of September, things get ugly. The wind turns on, and we get a proper dose of fresh cross-shore and onshore winds. The swell does pick up a bit – we get a couple of readings above 3 ft, even hitting 6 ft on the 4th of September. But the combined swell energy is low to moderate (values like 70 to 210), and the period is short and weak. The wind is just wrecking it. That 6 ft on the afternoon of the 4th? It’s coming from the West with a moderate breeze, so it’s going to be a lumpy, choppy mess. That’s not surf, that’s a washing machine. Honestly, for the first week of September, a setup like this would be more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.
The second week doesn’t offer any salvation. We get a pocket of clean, glassy conditions on the 9th of September, but the swell is tiny again at 2 ft to 2 ft. It’s a classic case of “all dressed up with nowhere to go.” For the rest of the week, it’s flat or near-flat.
So, the bottom line: there are no standouts, no hidden gems, no waves worth paddling out for. This is a solid 16-day blank run for Triggs Beach. It’s a quiet spot, and this kind of drought is pretty normal for a sheltered reef in the non-surf season. The best advice is to keep the board in the car and wait for a better forecast. The ocean will turn it on again.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | S 12 | S 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | SW 10 | S 12 | SW 9 | W 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 5 | N 4 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 26 | 0 | 24 | 48 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:31PM2.09m | 5:09AM1.73m | 4:54PM2.17m | 5:20AM1.85m | 5:14PM2.21m | 5:32AM1.98m | 5:33PM2.19m | 5:45AM2.10m | 5:52PM2.12m | 6:02AM2.19m | 6:12PM1.99m | 6:23AM2.24m | 6:31PM1.80m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.64m | 11:03PM0.23m | 10:42AM0.54m | 11:17PM0.26m | 11:04AM0.46m | 11:30PM0.30m | 11:25AM0.39m | 11:42PM0.33m | 11:47AM0.34m | 11:54PM0.35m | 12:13PM0.32m | 00:08AM0.35m | 12:41PM0.36m | 00:23AM0.36m | |||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | SW 9 | W 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | S 14 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 4 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | WSW 8 | S 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 5 | N 4 | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 61 | 26 | — | 24 | 48 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 53 | 44 | 44 | 128 | 44 | 44 | 135 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 1050 | 963 | 44 | 448 | 611 | 45 |
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