Surf Forecasts:
Tunkalilla surf forecast from 27 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 3 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 4 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period, S swell with 10,804 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 29 Jun, 12PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s 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 Monday (Jun 29) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tunkalilla in the next 16 days are 5.0m 15s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 4.0m 14s period and expected on Friday (Jul 03) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12PM (Mon 29th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Sat 4th Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tunkalilla over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 964 | 719 | 548 | 429 | 343 | 242 | 260 | 371 | 405 | 388 | 293 | 225 | 219 | 529 | 515 | 953 | 0 | 4027 | 4878 | 6063 | 9423 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:30AM0.75m | 3:23PM1.45m | 4:48AM0.81m | 3:58PM1.55m | 5:07AM0.87m | 4:29PM1.63m | 5:27AM0.92m | 4:59PM1.69m | 5:49AM0.97m | 5:28PM1.71m | 6:15AM1.02m | 5:57PM1.69m | 6:42AM1.06m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26PM0.26m | 8:27AM0.60m | 10:49PM0.16m | 9:16AM0.53m | 11:13PM0.09m | 9:54AM0.45m | 11:36PM0.03m | 10:27AM0.37m | 00:00AM-0.00m | 10:59AM0.32m | 00:24AM-0.02m | 11:31AM0.29m | 00:48AM-0.02m | 12:04PM0.29m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 |
 | 5:12 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:14 | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 964 | 719 | 548 | 429 | 343 | 242 | 260 | 371 | 405 | 388 | 293 | 225 | 219 | 529 | 515 | 953 | 15 | 4027 | 4878 | — | 6286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 56 | 631 | 768 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | W 5 | SSW 13 | — | — | S 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 125 | 94 | 1834 | — | — | 6063 | 9423 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 359 | 596 | 832 | 1059 | 1048 | 1048 | 1048 | 1048 | 105 | 466 |
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