Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
15.2°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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 4AM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s 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 (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
17
1.4
S
17
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.3
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.3
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
776
876
888
1111
1111
1014
977
964
928
892
892
904
750
614
619
610
610
703
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
E
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
SE
10
NNW
10
N
15
NW
5
W
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:39PM1.20m
5:38AM1.77m
5:59PM1.07m
6:01AM1.77m
6:16PM0.93m
Low Tide
11:15PM0.14m
12:18PM-0.01m
11:27PM0.16m
12:49PM0.09m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
19
20
19
18
18
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
22
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
17
17
18
16
16
15
17
14
11
11
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