
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tonel today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tonel at 3PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tonel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 18 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
822 | 988 | 961 | 1210 | 1080 | 880 | 841 | 757 | 668 | 558 | 599 | 580 | 520 | 450 | 396 | 326 | 309 | 228 | 224 | 370 | 515 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:15PM2.49m | 1:38AM2.41m | 1:48PM2.69m | 2:10AM2.60m | 2:21PM2.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01AM0.72m | 7:31PM0.50m | 7:36AM0.52m | 8:02PM0.31m | 8:09AM0.34m | 8:33PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 16 |
822 | 988 | 961 | 1210 | 1080 | 880 | 841 | 757 | 668 | 558 | 599 | 580 | 520 | 450 | 396 | 326 | 309 | 228 | 224 | 162 | 515 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 10 |
132 | 137 | 168 | 53 | 66 | 64 | 42 | 41 | 27 | 35 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 127 | 370 | 104 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 9 | S 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 20 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 20 | 18 | 31 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 58 | 123 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 189 | 21 | 21 |
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