Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.7° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 7AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 03). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (03 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (03 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
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Rating
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
3
S
15
3
S
15
3
S
15
3
S
16
3
S
16
3
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.3
S
15
2.2
S
15
2.1
S
15
2
S
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1809
1804
2056
2155
2534
3001
3339
3629
3975
4244
3966
3712
3203
2963
2465
2197
1976
1769
2418
2824
2627
2395
2328
2029
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
20
N
35
N
35
NNW
35
NW
45
WNW
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:54AM1.60m
6:49PM0.92m
7:19AM1.53m
6:45PM0.76m
7:45AM1.42m
5:38PM0.67m
Low Tide
00:20AM0.16m
1:33PM0.27m
00:24AM0.21m
2:12PM0.45m
00:19AM0.25m
3:17PM0.64m
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6:33
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6:31
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5:58
5:58
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1
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Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
11
13
13
17
18
16
15
14
13
13
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15
13
13
Feels °C
7
8
9
10
9
10
9
11
10
10
9
10
10
13
12
10
10
6
5
6
8
8
8
9
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