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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 pm Thursday 28 May 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
17.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tunkalilla today (28 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 11PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tunkalilla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | |
83 | 87 | 89 | 86 | 82 | 74 | 112 | 110 | 109 | 107 | 97 | 92 | 90 | 126 | 121 | 7 | 152 | 189 | 183 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 917 | 949 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:33AM0.80m | 3:08PM1.43m | 4:07AM0.85m | 3:37PM1.54m | 4:35AM0.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53PM0.34m | 8:20AM0.51m | 10:19PM0.21m | 8:58AM0.47m | 10:45PM0.12m | 9:30AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
 | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | SSW 11 |
 kJ | 83 | 85 | 89 | 71 | 71 | 67 | 45 | 44 | 32 | 30 | 97 | 92 | 90 | 126 | 55 | 4 | 152 | 189 | 183 | 224 | — | — | — | 949 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 13 | S 18 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 48 | 47 | 87 | 86 | 82 | 74 | 112 | 110 | 109 | 107 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 121 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 54 | 87 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | NW 3 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 54 | 3 | 297 | 45 | 88 | 169 | 158 | 723 | 791 | 917 | 1338 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 35 | 25 | 416 | 30 | 37 | 0 | 12 | 595 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 595 | 587 | 597 | 597 |
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