Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 28 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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 6AM is: 1.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5ft (1.5m)17s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
18
1.5
S
18
1.5
S
17
1.5
S
17
1.5
S
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
670
1405
1357
1264
1175
1016
979
836
636
610
602
508
487
423
340
340
404
404
488
560
649
663
856
894
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:56AM1.16m
4:38PM1.59m
5:11AM1.28m
5:04PM1.58m
5:29AM1.40m
5:29PM1.53m
Low Tide
10:55PM0.00m
10:28AM0.26m
11:10PM-0.03m
10:57AM0.15m
11:26PM-0.03m
11:26AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
15
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
15
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
13
14
13
14
15
14
13
13
12
11
11
10
12
12
12
11
10
9
8
9
10
10
9
9
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