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Tunkalilla surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 ACDTForecast 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
18.2° 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 9PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tunkalilla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 300 | 362 | 368 | 380 | 330 | 335 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 272 | 212 | 202 | 193 | 190 | 247 | 233 | 496 | 469 | 340 | 340 | 330 | 247 | 190 | 187 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:37PM 0.94 | 8:13AM 1.25 | 9:26PM 0.95 | 8:31AM 1.06 | 10:43PM 0.96 | 8:21AM 0.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:44PM 0.24 | 1:54AM 0.50 | 3:08PM 0.31 | 2:41AM 0.64 | 3:34PM 0.39 | 4:12AM 0.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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