Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Issued: 2 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
16.1° C

Normal for this time of year

Tunkalilla surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tunkalilla today (16 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 9PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)--
Afternoon (16 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (16 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.4
S
22
0.5
S
21
0.7
S
20
0.8
S
19
1
S
18
1.1
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
942
918
847
713
590
489
469
356
350
280
215
209
153
148
144
141
106
106
146
222
377
472
664
752
Wind (km/h)
30
N
20
N
15
NE
25
NE
30
N
15
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
30
N
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:50AM0.74m
5:20PM1.78m
6:08AM0.79m
5:51PM1.72m
6:31AM0.86m
Low Tide
00:12AM0.00m
10:23AM0.36m
00:36AM0.05m
11:00AM0.31m
00:57AM0.11m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
4
4
1
1
5
6
3
5
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
18
20
18
18
16
16
16
17
16
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
12
14
15
14
15
15
13
12
12
10
12
12
11
9
7
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
20
0.8
S
19
1
S
18
1.1
S
18
Energy kJ
942
918
847
713
590
489
469
356
350
280
215
209
153
148
144
141
106
106
106
106
377
472
664
752
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
E
4
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
E
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
25
0.2
S
24
0.3
S
23
0.4
S
22
0.5
S
21
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
1
S
12
Energy kJ
59
37
40
36
19
3
8
8
7
2
1
2
12
44
95
146
222
106
72
46
299
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
11
0.1
NW
4
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
26
0.1
S
25
0.1
S
7
0.2
N
6
Energy kJ
38
1
2
2
13
12
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.3
N
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
3
0.8
N
4
1.1
N
4
1.2
N
5
1.2
NW
5
1.3
WNW
4
1.2
SW
8
1.4
SW
7
1.8
SW
7
Energy kJ
11
6
2
2
5
5
5
5
7
24
28
21
5
3
6
12
18
48
60
62
62
192
176
330
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
2
3
2
2
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
1
4
3
5
Distance (km)
30
0
0
33
12
0
25
25
33
345
31
25
25
25
25
31
416
416
344
352
28
359
416
344
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
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3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
5
5
9
9
7
6
5
6
6
5
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