Surf Forecasts:
Tunkalilla surf forecast from 23 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 29 Oct, 4PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period, S swell with onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 29 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period, S swell with 3,287 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 24 Oct, 1PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tunkalilla this week:
The surf forecast for Tunkalilla over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 24) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 3s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tunkalilla in the next 16 days are 2.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 29) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 15s period and expected on Saturday (Oct 24) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Sat 24th Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 4PM (Thu 29th Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Thu 29th Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tunkalilla over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1667 | 1380 | 1065 | 1102 | 991 | 1614 | 602 | 569 | 912 | 788 | 600 | 490 | 380 | 289 | 232 | 167 | 202 | 1258 | 2576 | 2963 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:29AM1.27m | 4:38PM1.17m | 4:45AM1.44m | 5:11PM1.17m | 5:05AM1.60m | 5:42PM1.13m | 5:27AM1.73m | 6:08PM1.06m | 5:50AM1.82m | 6:31PM0.97m | 6:16AM1.86m | 6:51PM0.88m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11PM0.28m | 10:44AM0.28m | 10:31PM0.26m | 11:14AM0.10m | 10:50PM0.26m | 11:45AM-0.03m | 11:07PM0.26m | 12:16PM-0.09m | 11:23PM0.26m | 12:47PM-0.09m | 11:38PM0.25m | 1:17PM-0.03m | 11:54PM0.23m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | 7:37 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 5 |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 1667 | 1380 | 1065 | 1102 | 991 | — | 602 | 569 | 912 | 788 | 600 | 490 | 380 | 289 | 232 | 167 | 202 | 1258 | 2576 | 2963 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 836 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 3 | S 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 55 | 1614 | 200 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 423 | 105 | 42 | 105 | 33 | 423 | 808 | 423 | 25 | 25 | 105 | 0 | 105 | 33 | 33 | 105 | 213 | 33 | 808 | 793 |
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