Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.3° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 2PM is: 2.0m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (31 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)18s
Evening (31 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
2
2
0
1
4
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.3
S
18
2
S
18
1.9
S
17
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.3
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.1
S
15
1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.3
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1531
1349
1044
2408
2100
1652
1591
1242
1078
916
740
623
510
423
508
822
1134
1438
1551
1576
1505
1505
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
25
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:48AM1.50m
5:54PM1.42m
6:09AM1.58m
6:17PM1.27m
6:31AM1.61m
6:37PM1.10m
Low Tide
11:56AM0.04m
11:57PM0.04m
12:27PM0.07m
00:10AM0.10m
12:59PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
12
14
16
16
15
16
15
14
15
16
17
17
16
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
11
14
14
13
13
11
9
8
8
11
13
13
13
11
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
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