Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.7° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 9AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (09 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.3
S
15
1.3
S
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.5
S
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
14
2
S
15
2.1
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.4
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.4
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.2
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1026
1014
1163
1163
1120
1120
1092
858
711
711
734
754
754
824
1042
1491
1787
1989
2469
2791
3064
2685
2437
2383
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
N
15
WNW
15
N
45
N
35
NNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
SW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:52AM1.19m
4:46PM1.19m
5:01AM1.37m
5:12PM1.21m
5:16AM1.53m
5:36PM1.20m
Low Tide
10:39PM0.28m
10:52AM0.34m
10:48PM0.24m
11:18AM0.18m
11:02PM0.20m
11:44AM0.06m
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6:39
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7:25
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7:27
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 mm
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3
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Temp °C
23
19
17
16
16
17
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
14
14
13
14
19
23
24
19
15
Feels °C
17
15
15
14
8
12
10
8
8
8
8
10
11
12
13
12
13
11
12
16
19
21
18
14
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