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Tunkalilla surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 ACDTForecast 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
18.2° 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 8PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tunkalilla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 821 | 724 | 617 | 525 | 443 | 363 | 296 | 245 | 240 | 196 | 145 | 108 | 81 | 81 | 94 | 85 | 104 | 146 | 178 | 175 | 155 | 150 | 170 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:45PM 0.67 | 3:31AM 1.29 | 5:08PM 0.76 | 4:07AM 1.42 | 5:29PM 0.82 | 4:38AM 1.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:53PM 0.63 | 11:10AM 0.31 | 9:13PM 0.60 | 11:30AM 0.18 | 9:58PM 0.54 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 8:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 |
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