Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
15.0°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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 8AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)8ft (2.4m)15s
Afternoon (07 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (07 Oct)7ft (2.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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)
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4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.3
S
16
2.2
S
16
2.1
S
16
2
S
15
2
S
15
1.9
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
2947
2757
2757
2320
2383
2529
2344
2109
1836
1765
1571
1246
971
892
1103
1077
1014
1014
1163
1149
1120
1120
952
869
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
NE
20
NNE
25
N
15
NW
10
WNW
20
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:54AM0.91m
3:42PM1.07m
4:58AM1.02m
4:18PM1.15m
4:52AM1.19m
4:46PM1.19m
Low Tide
10:53PM0.36m
10:12AM0.77m
10:37PM0.32m
10:28AM0.54m
10:39PM0.28m
10:52AM0.34m
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light rain
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Temp °C
10
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11
15
18
16
16
17
16
17
21
24
25
23
23
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20
17
17
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17
16
15
Feels °C
5
3
2
6
12
16
13
13
13
12
12
16
19
21
19
17
16
16
15
14
11
11
12
10
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