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Tunkalilla surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 13 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
19.8° C
 (Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tunkalilla today?

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 5PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30am January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.8
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)6181616151514141414141413131313137788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1601513388387568197867647537647757435951537153813551446460537566617611637588
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:28AM
0.78
11:51PM
1.09
2:58AM
1.16
4:00AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:18AM
0.76
2:39PM
0.42
12:56PM
0.45
11:48AM
0.34
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise6:13-------6:15-------6:16-------
Sunset----8:35-------8:35-------8:34---
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151617171615151515171818161515151617171616161616
Feels °C (?)11121313111011111214151411101091011111011101011
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