Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
14.8°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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 3AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 31). An 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 (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (01 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
2
2
3
0
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1.3
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.9
S
15
2
S
14
2
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2100
1652
1591
1242
1078
916
740
623
411
411
411
832
1163
1631
1727
1555
1686
1666
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NNE
15
N
25
N
30
NNW
40
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
15
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:54PM1.42m
6:09AM1.58m
6:17PM1.27m
6:31AM1.61m
6:37PM1.10m
Low Tide
11:57PM0.04m
12:27PM0.07m
00:10AM0.10m
12:59PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
14
15
16
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
13
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
15
14
11
9
8
8
11
11
12
13
10
9
7
9
7
8
7
7
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