Tunkalilla surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 ACST
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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
18.7° C
(Which is 1.1°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: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

Table - waves today at Tunkalilla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
!
!
!
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.9
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)121212151514141414151515141414141413131310111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55648834185973371370369479115262269204017351403124912491111865835630228416230234
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise---6:41-------6:41-------6:41----
Sunset-----5:51-------5:50-------5:49--
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181717192019171616151414151513121211111418202021
Feels °C (?)1615151617171615151310101111988761015181718
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