Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.1° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 1AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (23 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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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4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.9
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2068
2215
1999
1772
1423
1261
852
1794
1591
1384
1089
932
797
678
561
445
413
404
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
0
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
ESE
5
E
20
E
15
ENE
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
9:36AM1.07m
2:31PM1.16m
Low Tide
00:12AM0.40m
10:54PM0.36m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
4
2
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
11
12
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
12
12
10
10
9
10
13
13
13
11
13
13
11
12
11
9
10
11
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