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Tunkalilla surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 ACDT
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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
19.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tunkalilla today?

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 7PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.5
SSE
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)7778888888141414815151414141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)456529671827715471362302263220293253253264272275268253253253253246181176
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
5
E
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:09PM
0.79
4:38AM
1.45
6:07PM
0.86
5:10AM
1.59
6:18PM
0.93
5:39AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:56PM
0.65
12:01PM
0.10
10:38PM
0.53
12:19PM
0.01
11:11PM
0.41
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise------6:18-------6:18-------6:20-
Sunset--8:34-------8:34-------8:32-----
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161717171817161821211918182021262728262221232527
Feels °C (?)101112121413121619181717171718232726242219202224
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