Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.2° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 6AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
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
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
SSW
12
2.1
S
12
2
S
13
2.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
15
3
S
15
3
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
407
315
229
225
222
219
151
148
213
453
577
678
726
701
590
684
425
1356
1293
2510
3144
3661
3515
3236
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
N
35
N
40
N
30
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:17AM1.42m
6:43PM0.78m
7:42AM1.27m
5:27PM0.69m
8:08AM1.09m
Low Tide
00:20AM0.26m
2:07PM0.51m
00:18AM0.35m
3:18PM0.67m
11:41PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
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
17
16
16
17
19
21
20
21
19
19
19
18
18
16
15
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
13
11
11
11
14
17
17
16
12
11
10
12
12
10
10
9
9
5
5
5
7
7
6
6
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