Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.4° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 12PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (12 Sep)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
15
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1
S
16
1
S
15
1
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1531
1262
1119
1024
952
940
496
510
701
597
597
488
464
428
333
320
246
239
176
158
151
160
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
30
WNW
20
NNE
25
NNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
4:50AM1.35m
4:52PM1.41m
5:06AM1.50m
5:14PM1.35m
5:25AM1.61m
5:35PM1.29m
Low Tide
10:51AM0.14m
10:58PM0.07m
11:19AM0.06m
11:12PM0.06m
11:46AM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
19
20
19
20
20
19
17
16
16
15
14
13
12
12
11
13
15
15
16
15
Feels °C
12
13
15
17
17
16
15
13
11
12
12
11
10
11
9
10
8
10
13
12
13
12
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