Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.5° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 9AM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
10
0.6
S
20
0.7
S
19
0.7
S
19
0.7
S
19
0.7
S
18
0.8
S
18
0.8
S
17
1
S
17
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
1
S
16
1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.3
S
15
1.6
S
15
1.6
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.5
S
17
1.4
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
293
268
369
358
343
318
395
386
566
417
406
494
501
612
679
763
1147
1162
1368
1327
1169
713
1344
1174
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:34AM1.39m
7:21PM1.04m
8:02AM1.38m
7:27PM0.82m
8:35AM1.32m
6:16PM0.66m
Low Tide
1:10AM0.15m
1:51PM0.35m
1:18AM0.24m
2:39PM0.50m
1:13AM0.32m
4:21PM0.65m
clear
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clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
10
11
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
7
6
6
7
7
9
8
8
8
8
9
11
11
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
12
11
12
12
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