Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
14.1° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 11AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
0
0
0
2
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.3
SSW
15
1
S
20
2.4
SSW
19
3.5
SSW
19
3.5
SSW
19
1.8
S
18
1.9
S
17
1.8
S
17
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
991
967
930
859
836
713
593
585
474
453
612
706
828
808
4042
7956
8240
1970
2146
1837
1646
1434
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
N
15
NE
5
ESE
15
WSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:27AM1.23m
1:18PM1.21m
2:54PM1.36m
Low Tide
11:29PM0.29m
10:58PM0.18m
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
2
3
6
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
12
12
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
8
10
8
8
7
8
8
8
10
12
12
9
9
5
5
6
5
5
7
8
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