Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tonel today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tonel at 9AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tonel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 38 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 103 | 354 | 328 | 276 | 199 | 187 | 610 | 712 | 670 | 555 | 439 | 363 | 320 | 296 | 246 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:17AM2.09m | 8:53PM1.93m | 9:32AM1.97m | 10:25PM1.84m | 11:05AM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49AM0.90m | 2:27PM0.99m | 2:53AM1.08m | 3:57PM1.09m | 4:28AM1.14m | 5:37PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 26 | 24 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 103 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 88 | 105 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 363 | 320 | 296 | 246 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 50 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | NNW 11 | SW 4 | SW 12 | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 8 | — | 8 | 19 | 18 | 7 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 18 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 354 | 328 | 276 | 199 | 187 | 610 | 712 | 670 | 555 | 439 | — | 117 | 58 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 56 | 260 | 8 | 8 | 464 | 373 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 853 | 784 | 754 | 381 | 66 | 56 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 265 | 33 |
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