Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.8° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 11PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)--
Afternoon (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
1 PM
4 PM
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
166
161
112
106
73
54
49
82
81
79
118
112
107
104
148
148
200
264
365
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
5
E
10
ENE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:21PM0.96m
7:29AM1.60m
7:40PM0.86m
7:55AM1.47m
7:58PM0.75m
Low Tide
00:46AM0.24m
2:21PM0.27m
1:00AM0.32m
2:58PM0.40m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
21
21
19
19
18
17
17
20
22
23
22
21
20
19
19
23
25
26
25
25
Feels °C
19
17
16
16
15
14
14
17
19
20
18
17
17
17
17
21
23
25
23
20
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