Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.7° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 4PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 24s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
SSW
12
1
S
12
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
S
14
1
S
14
1.1
S
16
1.6
S
17
1.2
S
18
1.9
S
17
2
S
17
2
S
17
1.9
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
377
304
286
259
260
319
355
331
315
366
596
1508
871
2093
2316
2316
1878
1626
1434
1241
906
871
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
10
W
5
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:50AM1.13m
1:00PM0.95m
4:35AM0.95m
3:10PM1.03m
Low Tide
9:49PM0.51m
9:35PM0.40m
9:42AM0.71m
9:52PM0.33m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:28
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6:24
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7:35
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7:36
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Temp °C
15
15
17
16
14
14
13
13
13
15
17
17
15
14
14
16
19
24
26
26
24
22
Feels °C
14
14
17
14
12
13
12
12
12
13
16
15
13
12
12
15
17
22
25
25
23
22
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