Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.4° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 2AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (12 Sep)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
!
!
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4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
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)
2.3
S
16
2.2
S
16
2.1
S
16
2
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
15
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1
S
16
1
S
15
1
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2795
2589
2269
1983
1531
1262
1119
1024
952
940
496
510
701
597
597
488
470
428
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
NW
30
WNW
20
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:28PM1.43m
4:50AM1.35m
4:52PM1.41m
5:06AM1.50m
5:14PM1.35m
Low Tide
10:47PM0.09m
10:51AM0.14m
10:58PM0.07m
11:19AM0.06m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
6:05
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
14
15
17
16
16
18
20
20
19
20
20
19
19
17
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
12
13
15
13
13
14
16
18
16
16
16
14
14
13
10
10
10
10
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