Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 23 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 3PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1769
1669
1714
1692
1646
1646
1380
1363
1209
1065
1079
1102
1640
984
957
965
965
1382
1419
602
585
577
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
E
15
S
25
S
35
S
25
SE
20
ESE
15
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:59PM1.12m
4:29AM1.27m
4:38PM1.17m
4:45AM1.44m
5:11PM1.17m
Low Tide
10:13AM0.49m
10:11PM0.28m
10:44AM0.28m
10:31PM0.26m
11:14AM0.10m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:24
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6:22
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6:22
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7:37
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7:38
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7:39
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2
7
4
1
1
1
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Temp °C
18
19
19
16
15
14
14
13
14
16
17
16
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
18
18
16
14
12
11
12
10
11
12
15
11
7
7
10
11
9
6
7
7
6
6
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