Surf Forecasts:
Tunkalilla surf forecast from 30 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 5 Sep, 3PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period, S swell with 5,481 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 31 Aug, 9AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s 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 (Aug 31) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 19s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tunkalilla in the next 16 days are 3.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 10s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tunkalilla over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 15 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1002 | 1349 | 2408 | 1420 | 916 | 623 | 417 | 916 | 1191 | 1663 | 2006 | 3022 | 3616 | 2947 | 2799 | 1924 | 3809 | 5481 | 3325 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:48AM1.50m | 5:54PM1.42m | 6:09AM1.58m | 6:17PM1.27m | 6:31AM1.61m | 6:37PM1.10m | 6:54AM1.60m | 6:49PM0.92m | 7:19AM1.53m | 6:45PM0.76m | 7:45AM1.42m | 5:38PM0.67m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:42PM-0.01m | 11:56AM0.04m | 11:57PM0.04m | 12:27PM0.07m | 00:10AM0.10m | 12:59PM0.14m | 00:20AM0.16m | 1:33PM0.27m | 00:24AM0.21m | 2:12PM0.45m | 00:19AM0.25m | 3:17PM0.64m | 11:56PM0.27m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 1002 | 1349 | 2408 | 1420 | 916 | 623 | 417 | 916 | 1191 | 1663 | 2006 | 3022 | 3616 | 2947 | 2799 | 1924 | 3809 | 5481 | 3325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 390 | 605 | — | — | — | — | 373 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 118 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | W 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 23 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 15 | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 24 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1051 | 30 | 423 | 132 | 416 | 596 | 605 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 517 | 1051 | 1210 | 1341 | 28 |
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