
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tonchigue today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tonchigue at 1PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tonchigue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
299 | 201 | 198 | 291 | 186 | 174 | 169 | 167 | 164 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 160 | 155 | 151 | 149 | 149 | 153 | 155 | 153 | 151 | 149 | 149 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:16AM2.27m | 9:07PM2.22m | 9:20AM2.16m | 10:19PM2.20m | 10:37AM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12AM1.06m | 2:41PM0.93m | 3:17AM1.18m | 3:48PM1.02m | 4:35AM1.21m | 5:01PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 10 |
299 | 201 | 198 | 291 | 186 | 174 | 169 | 167 | 164 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 160 | 155 | 151 | 149 | 149 | 153 | 155 | 153 | 151 | 149 | 85 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 16 | NW 9 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 14 |
39 | 25 | 25 | 64 | 22 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 38 | 54 | 30 | 30 | 50 | 50 | 118 | 103 | 96 | 149 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 16 | NW 10 | NW 16 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 14 | SW 5 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 12 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 11 | NW 14 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
34 | 56 | 63 | 24 | 65 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 54 | 3 | 46 | 48 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 54 | 53 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 60 | 59 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 355 | 824 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 321 | 355 | 293 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 716 | 662 | 355 | 355 |
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