Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.5° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 9AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (04 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
1
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3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
15
3
S
15
3
S
16
3
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.4
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.2
S
15
2
S
15
1.9
S
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3975
4190
3966
3712
3439
3189
2683
2401
2168
1746
1576
2246
2638
2022
2548
2217
2323
2147
1868
1632
1283
1138
986
880
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
35
W
40
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
7:19AM1.53m
6:45PM0.76m
7:45AM1.42m
5:38PM0.67m
8:15AM1.26m
Low Tide
00:24AM0.21m
2:12PM0.45m
00:19AM0.25m
3:17PM0.64m
11:56PM0.27m
cloud
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rain showers
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part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
11
13
16
17
18
18
16
15
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
11
11
8
10
13
14
13
12
12
6
4
5
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
11
12
12
10
10
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