Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.0° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 1PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 22s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (22 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (22 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
4
4
3
3
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.9
S
15
2
S
15
2.2
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.9
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1902
1654
1568
1689
2068
2215
1999
1772
1423
1261
852
1794
1591
1384
1089
932
797
678
561
522
407
404
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
ESE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
0
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNE
5
SSE
5
E
15
E
20
E
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:29AM1.21m
9:36AM1.07m
2:31PM1.16m
Low Tide
00:12AM0.40m
10:54PM0.36m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
2
3
4
Temp °C
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
12
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
10
12
13
14
13
13
13
12
13
12
10
9
10
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