Is it worth the trip?
41Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 15 kn gusting 20, side-shore, Water: waves 0.9 m
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 2 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 19°C
Wed 4 · 82 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 18 kn
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 16°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 6 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 0.9 mwaves
- Air
- 16°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 11 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 0.9 mwaves
- Air
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 31 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 13 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.1 mwaves
- Air
- 13°C
Sun 8 · 98 out of 100
- Wind
- E 15 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 0.9 mwaves
- Air
- 15°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 9 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 18°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 482, good
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 731, poor
- Sun 898, good
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1091, good
- Wed 1196, good
The spot in six 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
- Best Nov–Feb2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 11 knots | 13kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 16°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 2 knots | 4kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 19°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 82, good | wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots | 25kn | side | 0.8 mwaves | 16°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots | 9kn | side | 0.9 mwaves | 16°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 11 knots | 14kn | cross-off | 0.9 mwaves | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 31, poor | wind from the south-east, 13 knots | 17kn | side-on | 1.1 mwaves | 13°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 98, good | wind from the east, 15 knots | 20kn | side | 0.9 mwaves | 15°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots | 15kn | side | chop | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 91, good | wind from the south, 17 knots | 22kn | on | 0.9 mwaves | 15°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 96, good | wind from the south-east, 17 knots | 24kn | side-on | 1.2 mwaves | 15°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
- Mon 2 NovHigh 06:13 +0.4 mLow 11:32 +0.2 mHigh 11:59 +0.2 mLow 21:29 −0.3 m
- 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
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.
Best time to go
best Nov–Feb
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
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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). For kitesurfing at beginner level the best months are usually January, February, November and December, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. 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$1,450–US$2,870 each
about US$1,450–US$2,870 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 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to ADL, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$985–US$2,040 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$147–US$241 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$596 |
| Total | about US$1,450–US$2,870 |
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.comGetting 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
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