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Tunkalilla surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 08 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
20.4° C
 (Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tunkalilla today?

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 5AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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

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Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
1
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 (?)
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.2
SSE
2.5
SSW
3
S
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.8
S
Period(s) (?)14141414131313131313126121313131313121212111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)703593565553440427421414408255239319133150304228012576230517771392120712561189663
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
S
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58PM
1.16
7:43AM
1.42
8:27PM
1.21
8:04AM
1.26
8:58PM
1.22
8:22AM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:37AM
0.31
2:16PM
0.10
2:13AM
0.40
2:32PM
0.16
2:52AM
0.51
2:47PM
0.24
Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----6:09-------6:11-------6:11---
Sunset8:36-------8:36-------8:35-------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C211718191921232221191615161617171716161515161615
Feels °C (?)1915181919202220171498991011111111101011119
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