Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.9° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 12PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the N by Sat night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
17
1.4
S
17
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.3
S
15
1.3
S
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
S
13
1.8
SSW
13
2
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1571
1246
971
892
1103
1090
1026
1014
1177
1163
1120
1120
1092
858
711
723
734
857
765
812
1179
1622
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
N
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NW
35
N
45
N
40
NNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:58AM1.02m
4:18PM1.15m
4:52AM1.19m
4:46PM1.19m
5:01AM1.37m
5:12PM1.21m
Low Tide
10:28AM0.54m
10:39PM0.28m
10:52AM0.34m
10:48PM0.24m
11:18AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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6:41
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7:24
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7:24
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2
3
1
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Temp °C
17
21
23
25
22
22
22
19
17
17
16
17
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
14
Feels °C
12
16
18
21
18
17
15
14
13
11
9
11
10
9
9
8
9
10
11
12
13
13
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