Triggs Beach Adelaide Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee, sit down. Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the next 16 days, and I’ll be straight with you. It’s grim out there.

For the whole period, we’re looking at a long stretch of nothing. The first proper surf recommendation doesn’t appear until over a week away, and even then, it’s nothing to write home about. We’ve got a gap of about 8 days with no real surf on offer, just tiny, weak dribble and onshore slop. For a spot like Triggs Beach Adelaide, a blank run like this is more normal than not, so don’t hold your breath.

The water temperature is running at about 58°, which is roughly 0.9° below the long-term average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there – just your standard winter chill.

The only spot that even gets a mention is Triggs Beach Adelaide (reef), and it’s a beginner spot that’s inconsistent and sheltered. The best of a bad bunch looks to be on Monday, 27 July, but even that’s a hard sell. The swell on Monday morning is a weak 3 ft from the north with a short, weak period of 4 seconds and a combined energy of just 36 – that’s weak energy. The wind is a fresh cross-shore at 19 mph, which will make for lumpy, cross-chop. That afternoon, the swell jumps to 5 ft from the WNW, but with a 5-second period and a cross-onshore wind at 22 mph, the energy is moderate (128) but the quality is poor. This setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The next possible window is on Tuesday, 4 August, with a clean offshore wind from the east at 12 mph in the morning, but there’s no swell at all – zero. Then on Tuesday afternoon, a weak 3 ft from the north appears, but it’s a cross-shore wind and the energy is weak (25). Not worth the wetsuit.

After that, there’s a tiny bump on the 7th of August, with a 3 ft SSW swell in the morning, cross-shore wind, and a combined energy of 65 (weak). The period is 5 seconds, so it’s just windswell. The afternoon has a 2 ft SW swell with a 10-second period, which is a bit better but still weak energy (67) and light cross-shore wind. It’s the best of a very poor run, but that’s not saying much.

Best on offer: Honestly, if you’re desperate, the Thursday morning, 30 July is glassy but flat. If you want a wave, the Monday 27 July afternoon has the most size, but it’s lumpy and onshore. The Friday 7 August afternoon has the cleanest conditions with a light breeze and a slightly longer period, but the swell is tiny. Don’t get your hopes up.

Rusty.

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