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Tunkalilla

Windsurf spot · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

54Fair out of 100 for your dates

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2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 99 out of 100

Wind
WSW 20 kn
Gusts
26kn
Shore
side
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
16°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
WSW 7 kn
Gusts
10kn
Shore
side
Water
0.9 mwaves
Air
16°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
W 8 kn
Gusts
10kn
Shore
side
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
18°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SE 13 kn
Gusts
20kn
Shore
side-on
Water
1.1 mwaves
Air
13°C

Sun 8 · 57 out of 100

Wind
ENE 15 kn
Gusts
24kn
Shore
side
Water
1.0 mwaves
Air
15°C

Mon 9 · 23 out of 100

Wind
NE 15 kn
Gusts
21kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
chop
Air
23°C

Tue 10 · 99 out of 100

Wind
WSW 21 kn
Gusts
28kn
Shore
side
Water
1.2 mwaves
Air
16°C

Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 30, poor
  2. Wed 499, good
  3. Thu 50, poor
  4. Fri 60, poor
  5. Sat 70, poor
  6. Sun 857, fair
  7. Mon 923, poor
  8. Tue 1099, good
  9. Wed 1198, good
  10. Thu 120, poor

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Sopen to the S
  • Best wind: W or Ealong the shore
  • Avoid: Nblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 16 °C3/2 wetsuit

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.

Wind forecast and score for each day at Tunkalilla
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the east, 4 knots7knside0.8 mwaves18°C
Wed 4Nov99, goodwind from the west-south-west, 20 knots26knside0.8 mwaves16°C
Thu 5Nov0, poorwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots10knside0.9 mwaves16°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the west, 8 knots10knside0.8 mwaves18°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the south-east, 13 knots20knside-on1.1 mwaves13°C
Sun 8Nov57, fairwind from the east-north-east, 15 knots24knside1.0 mwaves15°C
Mon 9Nov23, poorwind from the north-east, 15 knots21kncross-offchop23°C
Tue 10Nov99, goodwind from the west-south-west, 21 knots28knside1.2 mwaves16°C
Wed 11Nov98, goodwind from the south-south-west, 19 knots29knside-on1.6 mwaves14°C
Thu 12Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots17knon0.9 mwaves14°C

Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More

Tide

  • Tue 3 NovHigh 07:14 +0.3 mLow 11:21 +0.2 mHigh 12:55 +0.2 mLow 21:25 −0.2 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 03:50 +0.1 mLow 05:41 +0.1 mHigh 09:10 +0.1 mLow 11:37 +0.1 mHigh 13:19 +0.1 mLow 19:10 −0.1 m
  • Thu 5 NovHigh 03:03 +0.1 mLow 06:52 +0.0 mHigh 11:24 +0.1 mLow 18:56 −0.1 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Tunkalilla

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces S, so wind from the N blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 14°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 20°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). No town nearby. Waitpinga, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Encounter Bay, 19 km (about 35 min by car). Nearest airport: Kingscote Airport (KGC), 81 km.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,460–US$2,880 each

about US$1,460–US$2,880 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, food.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to ADL, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$986–US$2,040
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$148–US$242
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$597
Totalabout US$1,460–US$2,880

No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: nearest beds 19 km away

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No town nearby

Waitpinga, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Encounter Bay, 19 km (about 35 min by car). Nearest airport: Kingscote Airport (KGC), 81 km.

See places to stay near Encounter Bay, 19 km away · Booking.com

Getting there: about 30h 05m

About 30h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → ADL, changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), then 1h 45m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.