Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.5° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 5AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (02 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (02 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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3 AM
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12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
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6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
3
3
2
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
14
1.3
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.9
S
16
2
S
16
2
S
15
2
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.4
S
14
2.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
15
3
S
15
3
S
15
3
S
15
3
S
16
3
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.4
S
15
2.3
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
411
843
1177
1832
1889
1722
1643
1809
1809
1804
2012
2341
2775
3224
3532
3629
3975
4190
4299
3698
3453
2963
2683
2401
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
10
N
15
NE
15
N
25
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:31AM1.61m
6:37PM1.10m
6:54AM1.60m
6:49PM0.92m
7:19AM1.53m
6:45PM0.76m
Low Tide
00:10AM0.10m
12:59PM0.14m
00:20AM0.16m
1:33PM0.27m
00:24AM0.21m
2:12PM0.45m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:58
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
12
13
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
11
12
11
13
14
14
16
15
Feels °C
9
8
7
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
9
10
9
10
9
11
9
9
8
10
9
8
9
9
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