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Tunkalilla surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 20 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
18.6° 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 6PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.3
SSW
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)121214141414131313131318171616161514141415151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)347341276346400372361290295295299304593501501494367268264264754110812121158
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
SW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34PM
1.86
6:03AM
0.87
6:00PM
1.82
6:17AM
0.79
6:27PM
1.73
6:30AM
0.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:55AM
0.22
12:35AM
0.01
11:10AM
0.20
1:04AM
0.13
11:26AM
0.20
1:34AM
0.28
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------6:45-------6:45-------6:46
Sunset-5:45-------5:45-------5:44------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161614141517192224262626252422211917151414141519
Feels °C (?)151412121315171920212221211817171714131212121318
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