Tunkalilla Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.64° S 138.34° E

Tunkalilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tunkalilla sea temperature is
14.7°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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunkalilla at 1AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
804
804
714
607
590
495
411
330
314
255
251
251
202
144
320
302
297
315
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
15
SW
0
N
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
S
10
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:08AM1.03m
3:23PM1.32m
4:10AM1.17m
3:53PM1.39m
Low Tide
9:49PM0.20m
9:24AM0.52m
10:01PM0.13m
9:52AM0.33m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:13
6:14
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
20
19
19
21
22
24
23
18
20
17
16
16
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
17
17
16
15
15
17
18
20
20
15
19
17
16
15
17
17
14
12
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