Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tonchigue today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tonchigue at 3AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tonchigue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
180 | 183 | 144 | 218 | 183 | 120 | 83 | 83 | 144 | 153 | 162 | 164 | 164 | 257 | 158 | 147 | 142 | 342 | 299 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:02PM2.86m | 7:20AM2.94m | 7:45PM2.67m | 8:01AM2.73m | 8:31PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:06AM0.44m | 1:36PM0.47m | 1:48AM0.65m | 2:20PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
180 | 183 | 144 | 218 | 183 | 120 | 83 | 83 | 144 | 153 | 162 | 164 | 164 | 257 | 158 | 147 | 142 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | SW 7 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 9 | NW 13 |
3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | SW 6 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 16 | — | — | W 10 | W 6 | NW 13 | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 13 | — |
2 | — | 14 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 64 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 4 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
36 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 12 | — | 13 | 21 | 25 | 342 | 299 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 455 | 455 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 593 | 716 | 355 | 355 | 544 | 455 | 0 | 37 | 737 | 847 | 716 | 627 |
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