Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
14.6° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 4PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
1
S
15
1.2
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
394
302
289
222
219
215
212
209
187
93
125
163
227
220
350
412
406
310
275
272
435
619
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:21AM1.10m
6:11PM1.53m
6:46AM1.21m
6:34PM1.39m
7:14AM1.28m
6:57PM1.24m
Low Tide
11:55AM0.26m
00:45AM0.07m
12:32PM0.29m
1:01AM0.10m
1:10PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
9
12
12
12
11
11
9
8
8
9
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
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