Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tonel today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tonel at 9AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tonel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | 98 | 87 | 67 | 51 | 48 | 42 | 30 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 50 | 369 | 369 | 305 | 223 | 242 | 784 | 504 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:24AM2.26m | 7:48PM2.13m | 8:17AM2.09m | 8:53PM1.93m | 9:32AM1.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.69m | 1:27PM0.80m | 1:49AM0.90m | 2:27PM0.99m | 2:53AM1.08m | 3:57PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
100 | 98 | 87 | 67 | 51 | 48 | 42 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 90 | 135 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 13 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 12 | S 12 | — | NW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — |
21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | — | 6 | 19 | 18 | 7 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 7 |
— | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 26 | 32 | 30 | 50 | 369 | 369 | 305 | 223 | 242 | 784 | 504 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 522 | 89 | 10 | 39 | 0 | 10 | 191 | 191 | 744 | 8 | 410 | 373 | 88 | 66 | 73 | 766 | 784 | 758 | 381 |
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