Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.4° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 2PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
3
2
1
0
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1
S
16
1
S
15
1
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.4
S
18
0.5
S
17
1.1
S
16
1.2
S
14
1.7
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
692
597
597
488
464
428
333
320
246
239
229
156
151
97
140
612
529
1063
1977
2379
2557
2545
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
5:06AM1.50m
5:14PM1.35m
5:25AM1.61m
5:35PM1.29m
5:46AM1.68m
5:55PM1.21m
Low Tide
11:19AM0.06m
11:12PM0.06m
11:46AM0.03m
11:26PM0.06m
12:12PM0.06m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
5
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
14
13
12
12
11
13
14
15
15
15
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
11
11
9
10
8
10
12
12
12
12
8
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
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