Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
16.9°C
2.1° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 5AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (21 Oct)5ft (1.5m)17s
Evening (21 Oct)6ft (1.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
1
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
S
14
1
S
14
1.1
S
16
1.6
S
17
1.3
S
17
1.9
S
17
2
S
17
2
S
17
1.9
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
260
319
290
331
315
366
582
1508
1003
2093
2316
2316
1878
1626
1434
1398
918
871
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
W
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:00PM0.95m
4:35AM0.95m
3:10PM1.03m
Low Tide
9:49PM0.51m
9:35PM0.40m
9:42AM0.71m
9:52PM0.33m
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:24
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7:35
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Temp °C
14
13
13
12
12
15
17
17
15
15
15
16
20
25
28
26
22
21
Feels °C
12
11
12
10
10
13
16
14
13
13
13
14
19
23
26
25
21
20
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