Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.8° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 11AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)1ft (0.3m)17s
Afternoon (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
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
15
1
S
15
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
14
1
S
15
1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
73
54
49
82
81
79
116
112
107
104
148
148
200
264
370
355
471
574
537
435
429
435
429
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
E
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NW
10
ENE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:29AM1.60m
7:40PM0.86m
7:55AM1.47m
7:58PM0.75m
8:22AM1.31m
8:04PM0.63m
Low Tide
00:46AM0.24m
2:21PM0.27m
1:00AM0.32m
2:58PM0.40m
1:05AM0.41m
4:02PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:28
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7:32
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7:34
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Temp °C
19
18
17
20
22
22
22
21
20
19
18
22
24
25
25
24
23
21
20
21
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
17
15
15
18
20
20
19
18
17
17
16
20
24
24
22
19
19
16
16
18
21
22
23
22
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