Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
15.4°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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 12AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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)
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4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
16
2.1
S
16
2.1
S
15
2
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
17
1.4
S
17
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2344
2104
2024
1765
1415
1246
971
892
1103
1090
1014
1014
1177
1163
1120
1120
952
858
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
N
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNW
20
NW
40
N
45
NNW
40
NNW
30
WNW
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:58AM1.02m
4:18PM1.15m
4:52AM1.19m
4:46PM1.19m
Low Tide
10:37PM0.32m
10:28AM0.54m
10:39PM0.28m
10:52AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
17
16
17
21
23
25
23
22
22
20
18
17
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
13
12
12
12
12
16
18
21
19
16
15
15
14
10
9
11
10
9
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