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Tunkalilla Surf Forecast
/ SA – Adelaide (17 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Tunkalilla surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tunkalilla surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tunkalilla today?
The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 6AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tunkalilla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | |
336 | 460 | 704 | 806 | 794 | 782 | 673 | 556 | 430 | 290 | 232 | 228 | 247 | 236 | 225 | 232 | 229 | 229 | 336 | 372 | 355 | 575 | 640 | 646 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:30AM0.74m | 6:54PM1.57m | 6:41AM0.70m | 7:21PM1.38m | 6:43AM0.65m | 7:42PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM0.28m | 11:42AM0.24m | 2:08AM0.42m | 11:54AM0.33m | 2:54AM0.55m | 11:46AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
 kJ | 336 | 460 | 704 | 806 | 794 | 782 | 673 | 556 | 430 | 290 | 232 | 228 | 247 | 236 | 225 | 232 | 229 | 229 | 336 | 372 | 355 | 575 | 640 | 646 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 36 | 38 | 125 | 114 | 158 | 160 | 204 | 79 | 91 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | SW 21 | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
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