Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
15.5°C
1.1° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 2PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (01 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.6
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
14
2.2
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
750
614
606
610
610
703
703
665
371
836
826
894
984
1087
1045
1059
1074
945
932
1984
801
790
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
10
WSW
5
ENE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
30
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSE
20
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSW
30
S
35
SSE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
6:01AM1.77m
6:16PM0.93m
6:25AM1.72m
6:25PM0.81m
6:50AM1.61m
6:22PM0.71m
Low Tide
12:49PM0.09m
11:37PM0.18m
1:21PM0.24m
11:44PM0.21m
1:56PM0.42m
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light rain
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light rain
rain showers
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rain showers
light rain
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light rain
light rain
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clear
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5:54
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5:50
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6:19
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6:20
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1
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2
1
1
1
4
1
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Temp °C
16
17
18
18
16
15
14
13
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
17
18
18
18
15
14
13
11
4
9
8
9
10
8
7
6
6
9
8
8
5
9
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