Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.8° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 10AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (05 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (05 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
0
0
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0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
2.2
S
16
2.4
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.3
S
16
2.2
S
16
2.2
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1840
1693
1652
1611
1420
1366
1398
1289
1289
1106
1331
1643
2322
2581
2738
2738
2725
2725
2725
2721
2383
2529
2374
2310
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
W
20
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:36AM1.23m
8:25AM1.01m
2:15PM0.97m
5:54AM0.91m
3:42PM1.07m
Low Tide
00:29AM0.31m
11:42PM0.36m
12:22PM0.96m
10:53PM0.36m
10:12AM0.77m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:47
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6:45
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7:22
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Temp °C
11
12
12
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
11
10
10
8
7
10
15
18
16
17
Feels °C
9
11
11
14
12
11
12
10
9
9
10
10
9
9
7
5
5
3
2
5
12
16
13
13
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