Triggs Beach Adelaide Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you – this outlook for Triggs Beach is a tough one. We’re looking at a long stretch of pretty much nothing to get excited about. The first good surf recommendation doesn’t appear until well into the forecast, so you’re looking at a big gap of flat, messy, or just plain poor conditions. For the first week or so, it’s mostly tiny dribbles, strong onshore winds, or just zero energy. It’s a real test of patience.

The water temp’s sitting right around 58°F, which is pretty normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The only real flicker of something rideable kicks off on Wednesday, September 9th, the morning. The wind is howling out of the SSE at 19 mph, but it’s blowing cross-offshore, which will clean up the surface. The swell is a tiny 3 ft from the south, with a period of only 4 seconds. That’s a short, weak wind swell, and the combined energy is a measly 33. It’s not going to be big, but it’s the first time we see a wave that’s even worth a paddle. The afternoon drops back to 0.3 ft though, so don’t sleep in.

After that, it’s back to the doldrums for days. The next little bump shows up on Monday, September 14th, with a 3 ft swell from the west, but the wind is cross-onshore from the NNW, making it choppy. The energy is still low at 45. Not great.

We get a bit of a pulse on Tuesday, September 15th, in the afternoon. The swell jumps to 4 ft from the southwest, but the period is still short at 5 seconds, and the wind is a strong, lumpy cross-shore from the south at 22 mph. The energy’s a bit higher at 79, but that wind will chop it up. This setup looks more interesting for the kite surfers than paddle surfers, to be honest.

The last decent chance comes on Friday, September 18th, in the afternoon. The wind goes glassy, and we get a 3 ft swell from the south-southwest. The period is a poor 5 seconds, but with the glassy conditions, it might be your best bet for a clean, if small, session. The energy is just 30.

So, the standout? It’s a toss-up between the clean, glassy wave on Friday the 18th afternoon and the slightly bigger, wind-affected window on Wednesday the 9th morning. The 9th has more size, but the 18th will be cleaner. If you had to pick one, I’d lean towards the Wednesday morning, September 9th for the only real wave height on offer, but don’t expect much. This is a bleak stretch.

Rusty.

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