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Tunkalilla Surf Forecast
/ SA – Adelaide (17 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Tunkalilla surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 ACSTForecast 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
17.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tunkalilla today?
The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 12AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tunkalilla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | |
391 | 383 | 329 | 287 | 301 | 343 | 344 | 339 | 383 | 245 | 196 | 163 | 135 | 102 | 83 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 82 | 74 | 110 | 110 | 109 | 107 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:12AM0.71m | 2:05PM1.14m | 2:42AM0.74m | 2:38PM1.30m | 3:33AM0.80m | 3:08PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38PM0.70m | 6:14AM0.55m | 9:30PM0.51m | 7:31AM0.54m | 9:53PM0.34m | 8:20AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 14 |
 kJ | 391 | 383 | 329 | 287 | 301 | 343 | 168 | 339 | 298 | 245 | 196 | 163 | 135 | 102 | 83 | 77 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 44 | 44 | 32 | 31 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 21 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 338 | 333 | 324 | 246 | 236 | 173 | 9 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 123 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 47 | 87 | 86 | 82 | 74 | 110 | 110 | 109 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 8 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 63 | 63 | 54 | 87 | 46 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 34 | 23 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 344 | — | 383 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 105 | 28 | 0 | 25 | 143 | 142 | 138 | 105 | 105 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
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