Tunkalilla beach

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Weather Forecast

11.60°C

Current Temperature

28.00km/h

Wind speed

17.55°C

Water Temperature

2.83m

Swell

0.94m

Tide

5/11

Tunkalilla Beach (177) is a straight 5 km long beach, backed by a low foredune and wave overwash deposits, and continuous grassy slopes which rise in places to over 200 m. The surf zone average 60 m in width and is cut by beach rips every 250 m in the west, with several reef controlled rips to the east. This is the only publicly accessible beach, with a car park located on the bluffs above the western end of the beach.

Beach Length: 5km

General Hazard Rating: 7/10

Patrols

There are currently no services provided by Surf Life Saving Australia for this beach. Please take the time to browse the Surf Safety section of this website to learn more about staying safe when swimming at Australian beaches. Click here to visit general surf education information.

Information

Formal parking area

Other facilities

Regulations

Hazards

Topographic rips

Weather

SLSA provides this information as a guide only. Surf conditions are variable and therefore this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for observation of local conditions and an understanding of your abilities in the surf. SLSA reminds you to always swim between the red and yellow flags and never swim at unpatrolled beaches. SLSA takes all care and responsibility for any translation but it cannot guarantee that all translations will be accurate.