Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.6° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 2PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 28). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (28 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (28 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
0
2
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0
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0
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3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
14
1.4
S
16
1.7
S
16
2.3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
S
14
5
SSW
17
4
S
16
4
S
16
3.5
S
16
3.5
S
15
3
S
15
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
713
952
1379
2216
3252
3472
12654
8865
7540
6264
4804
3762
3188
2598
2028
1811
1607
1465
1318
591
555
488
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
S
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:58AM0.84m
3:55PM1.50m
5:05AM0.92m
4:25PM1.60m
5:19AM1.00m
4:52PM1.66m
Low Tide
9:23AM0.57m
11:06PM0.07m
9:59AM0.45m
11:23PM0.00m
10:30AM0.34m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
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5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
7
6
6
4
4
5
4
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
9
8
8
9
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