Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 17 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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 11AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (17 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (17 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
!
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.6
S
18
1.5
S
17
1.4
S
17
1.3
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.1
S
15
1
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1957
1563
1332
1161
1036
1036
1048
764
1699
1336
1098
848
670
510
411
311
289
225
222
219
151
146
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:30AM1.64m
6:31PM1.01m
6:54AM1.55m
6:44PM0.90m
7:17AM1.42m
6:43PM0.78m
Low Tide
1:05PM0.22m
00:11AM0.18m
1:33PM0.36m
00:20AM0.26m
2:07PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
7
8
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
17
19
21
20
21
Feels °C
4
5
8
10
9
10
10
9
8
8
11
12
14
13
12
11
10
12
14
17
17
17
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Tunkalilla surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest