Tunkalilla surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 ACST
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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
18.8° C
(Which is 1.3°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: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:30am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.6
S
0.8
SSE
1.3
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)1313111110101099999101010161312121214141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)835630431416239230184176141141115115120183140186206459269265276346405372
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
10
WNW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:59AM
1.15
4:47PM
1.73
5:25AM
1.06
5:10PM
1.82
5:45AM
0.96
5:34PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:27AM
0.25
11:35PM
-0.08
10:41AM
0.24
12:05AM
-0.06
10:55AM
0.22
12:35AM
0.01
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise-6:41-------6:43-------6:43------
Sunset---5:49-------5:47-------5:45----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111317191920202021212119161515141415161614151516
Feels °C (?)6813171616161618182017141313121213151412131315
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