
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tonel today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tonel at 7PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tonel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
777 | 792 | 769 | 757 | 746 | 712 | 639 | 527 | 511 | 455 | 337 | 361 | 473 | 1284 | 1599 | 1599 | 1468 | 1444 | 1280 | 1064 | 908 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:49AM2.08m | 11:34PM1.99m | 11:46AM2.25m | 00:20AM2.19m | 12:29PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20PM0.92m | 5:29AM0.96m | 6:08PM0.72m | 6:17AM0.77m | 6:47PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
777 | 792 | 769 | 757 | 746 | 712 | 639 | 527 | 511 | 455 | 337 | 361 | 473 | 1284 | 1599 | 1599 | 1468 | 1444 | 1280 | 1064 | 908 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | NW 14 |
161 | 114 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 46 | 29 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 269 | 514 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 |
— | 47 | 101 | 86 | 96 | 94 | 68 | — | — | 20 | 18 | 16 | 42 | 100 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 189 | 21 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 381 | 118 | 21 |
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