Surf Forecasts:
Tunkalilla surf forecast from 7 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 12 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 10 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 19s period, SSW swell with 7,004 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 8 Aug, 3AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 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 (Aug 08) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tunkalilla in the next 16 days are 3.0m 19s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 10) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 4.5m 17s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Mon 10th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tunkalilla over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1120 | 967 | 859 | 694 | 453 | 706 | 2154 | 2000 | 2072 | 1422 | 703 | 508 | 1751 | 4686 | 6170 | 5026 | 4664 | 3430 | 2842 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:27AM1.23m | 1:18PM1.21m | 2:54PM1.36m | 5:45AM0.79m | 3:39PM1.50m | 5:17AM0.84m | 4:13PM1.58m | 5:14AM0.95m | 4:42PM1.61m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM0.34m | 11:29PM0.29m | 10:58PM0.18m | 10:59PM0.09m | 8:54AM0.70m | 11:08PM0.05m | 9:42AM0.53m | 11:18PM0.03m | 10:18AM0.37m | 11:29PM0.03m | |||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 | — |
mm | 4 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 1120 | 967 | 859 | 694 | 453 | 706 | 2154 | 2000 | 2072 | 1422 | 703 | 508 | 1751 | 4686 | 6170 | 5026 | 4664 | 3430 | 2842 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | — | WNW 4 | — | N 4 | — | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 18 | — | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | 86 | 15 | 318 | — | 148 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 16 | — | 819 | 383 | 3 | 21 | 29 | 170 | 9082 | 3178 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 254 | 462 | 611 | 28 | 517 | 600 | 423 | 597 | 1064 | 597 | 132 | 587 | 30 |
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