Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.0° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 12AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
S
15
1.1
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
14
1
S
15
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
116
112
107
104
148
148
200
264
370
350
465
574
453
435
429
435
350
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
5
NE
5
E
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:40PM0.86m
7:55AM1.47m
7:58PM0.75m
8:22AM1.31m
8:04PM0.63m
Low Tide
1:00AM0.32m
2:58PM0.40m
1:05AM0.41m
4:02PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
21
22
20
19
19
23
24
25
24
24
22
20
19
22
24
25
24
25
Feels °C
19
19
16
16
17
21
23
24
21
20
18
17
16
19
21
23
22
22
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