
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tonel today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tonel at 10PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tonel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 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) | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1184 | 1224 | 1256 | 1256 | 1104 | 965 | 760 | 651 | 553 | 482 | 392 | 383 | 576 | 1929 | 1761 | 1428 | 1347 | 1127 | 996 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:01PM2.07m | 7:24AM2.10m | 8:03PM1.87m | 8:39AM1.95m | 9:43PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:56AM0.93m | 1:39PM0.99m | 1:55AM1.12m | 3:10PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1104 | 965 | 760 | 651 | 553 | 482 | 392 | 383 | 411 | 1929 | 1761 | 1428 | 1347 | 1127 | 996 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NNW 15 | ESE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
3 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 57 | 138 | 264 | 331 | 576 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 81 | 71 | 81 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | NW 17 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 16 | NW 12 | S 14 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
— | — | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 261 | 202 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | NNE 3 |
1184 | 1224 | 1256 | 1256 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 35 | 138 | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 522 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
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