Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tunkalilla today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 9PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tunkalilla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
708 | 533 | 507 | 401 | 314 | 306 | 239 | 239 | 224 | 212 | 284 | 276 | 258 | 313 | 327 | 465 | 314 | 318 | 547 | 644 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:35PM1.19m | 7:06AM1.51m | 6:52PM1.06m | 7:31AM1.45m | 7:03PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:57PM0.23m | 00:35AM0.09m | 1:27PM0.33m | 00:48AM0.16m | 2:00PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
708 | 533 | 507 | 401 | 314 | 306 | 239 | 239 | 224 | 212 | 284 | 276 | 258 | 313 | 327 | 465 | 314 | 318 | 547 | 644 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — |
17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 10 | 30 | 23 | 25 | 35 | 163 | 160 | 23 | 147 | 101 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 6 | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 7 | — | SW 7 | — | — | — |
7 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 43 | 38 | 38 | 113 | 182 | 25 | — | 42 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
— | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 66 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 352 | 416 | 416 | 416 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
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