Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.5° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 12AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Afternoon (23 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (23 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
15
1
S
18
1.3
S
18
1.7
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
15
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
918
871
675
1039
1769
1669
1714
1692
1646
1471
1380
1363
1209
1209
1079
1079
1060
1019
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NW
5
N
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
E
10
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:20AM1.10m
3:59PM1.12m
4:29AM1.27m
4:38PM1.17m
Low Tide
9:52PM0.33m
10:13AM0.49m
10:11PM0.28m
10:44AM0.28m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
25
23
22
20
20
19
19
18
15
14
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16
18
16
13
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Feels °C
24
23
22
20
20
18
18
16
12
12
11
11
12
13
17
12
8
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