Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.9° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 4PM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)20s
Afternoon (26 Sep)4ft (1.2m)19s
Evening (26 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
14
0.7
S
20
0.9
S
19
1.2
S
19
1.6
S
18
1.7
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
361
384
599
1026
1615
1739
1700
1660
1511
1290
1106
1092
916
846
701
590
482
476
372
352
336
331
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:22AM1.32m
4:22PM1.42m
4:38AM1.47m
4:49PM1.39m
4:56AM1.60m
5:15PM1.31m
Low Tide
10:20AM0.17m
10:31PM0.07m
10:49AM0.04m
10:47PM0.09m
11:19AM-0.04m
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light rain
light rain
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part cloud
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part cloud
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clear
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6:01
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5:58
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6:15
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6:15
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2
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Temp °C
13
11
11
11
11
12
11
9
8
8
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
16
21
24
23
23
Feels °C
9
5
6
5
5
7
4
1
0
0
3
4
5
7
6
5
5
11
17
21
19
18
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