Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Issued: 8 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
16.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 21s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 12AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jun)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)21s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu night, moderate winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.4
S
22
0.5
S
21
0.7
S
20
0.8
S
19
1
S
18
1.2
S
18
2.5
S
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
S
13
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
206
153
148
146
141
106
106
146
222
377
472
664
895
1921
3738
3293
3930
3470
2868
2559
2558
2118
1585
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
35
N
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NW
30
W
35
WSW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:20PM1.78m
6:08AM0.79m
5:51PM1.72m
6:31AM0.86m
6:20PM1.60m
7:00AM0.94m
Low Tide
00:36AM0.05m
11:00AM0.31m
00:57AM0.11m
11:39AM0.31m
1:17AM0.16m
12:19PM0.36m
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
 mm
8
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
13
11
11
8
7
5
4
5
6
6
9
6
6
7
8
7
7
5
6
6
6
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
20
0.8
S
19
1
S
18
1.2
S
18
1.1
S
18
3
S
12
1.4
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
0.7
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
11
Energy kJ
215
206
153
148
146
141
106
106
106
106
377
472
664
895
735
2589
1073
785
277
334
330
2146
1672
1201
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
25
0.2
S
24
0.3
S
23
0.4
S
22
0.5
S
21
0.6
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
18
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
16
1
S
15
Energy kJ
7
2
2
12
44
95
146
222
106
46
284
498
330
407
458
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
26
0.1
S
25
0.1
S
8
0.3
NNE
5
Energy kJ
2
13
12
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.7
N
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
N
4
1
N
4
1.1
NNW
4
0.8
W
4
1.4
SW
5
1.6
SW
7
1.5
SSW
8
2.5
S
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
S
13
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
Energy kJ
4
13
11
12
14
21
30
36
36
44
18
103
214
264
1921
3738
3293
3930
3470
2868
2559
2558
2118
1585
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
33
30
25
25
25
35
416
140
140
352
517
517
596
896
596
816
423
143
105
105
105
105
105
105
Best forecast wave conditions in Adelaide
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
7
4
4
7
4
4
5
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