Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
16.9°C
2.0° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 9AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (22 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
17
2
S
17
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
15
1
S
18
1.3
S
18
1.7
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.6
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2316
2316
1688
1626
1434
1241
918
871
675
1039
1769
1669
1692
1692
1667
1489
1416
1380
1225
1209
1225
1241
1200
1138
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
W
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
NE
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
20
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:35AM0.95m
3:10PM1.03m
4:20AM1.10m
3:59PM1.12m
4:29AM1.27m
4:38PM1.17m
Low Tide
9:42AM0.71m
9:52PM0.33m
10:13AM0.49m
10:11PM0.28m
10:44AM0.28m
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cloud
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cloud
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clear
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
15
16
19
26
28
26
22
22
21
21
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19
18
17
15
14
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16
18
15
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Feels °C
13
14
18
23
26
24
21
22
20
20
18
17
15
15
12
12
12
11
12
13
15
9
9
9
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