Tunkalilla surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 ACST
Forecast 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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tunkalilla today?

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 6AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)7ft (2.2m)15s
Afternoon (17 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
!
!
!
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.8
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
1
SSE
Period(s) (?)1415151514141414141313131111101010999991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7911371226920401759140312491115111186572663043141618423018418014111311511896186
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
W
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:30AM
1.21
4:27PM
1.59
4:59AM
1.15
4:47PM
1.73
5:25AM
1.06
5:10PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:33PM
0.10
10:13AM
0.23
11:04PM
-0.02
10:27AM
0.25
11:35PM
-0.08
10:41AM
0.24
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---6:41-------6:41-------6:43----
Sunset-----5:50-------5:49-------5:47--
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161515151515131313111114182019212021202223231716
Feels °C (?)1513121111119997610151816181718171921211514
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