Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.5° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 4AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (20 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (20 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
15
1
S
15
1.1
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
S
14
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
S
12
2.4
S
16
2.5
S
14
3
S
15
3
S
15
2.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
145
213
453
577
678
726
594
590
886
791
953
940
2718
2964
3367
3281
3009
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
N
35
N
40
NNW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:43PM0.78m
7:42AM1.27m
5:27PM0.69m
8:08AM1.09m
Low Tide
00:18AM0.35m
3:18PM0.67m
11:41PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:09
6:10
 mm
Temp °C
20
22
20
19
19
18
18
16
16
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
17
17
13
11
10
12
12
11
12
7
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
5
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