Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tonel today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tonel at 9PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tonel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
133 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 100 | 98 | 87 | 67 | 51 | 43 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 38 | 35 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:01PM2.39m | 7:24AM2.26m | 7:48PM2.13m | 8:17AM2.09m | 8:53PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:42PM0.58m | 1:04AM0.69m | 1:27PM0.80m | 1:49AM0.90m | 2:27PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
133 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 100 | 98 | 87 | 67 | 51 | 43 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | NNW 11 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 35 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 4 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | NNW 12 | SW 15 |
24 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 20 | 31 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 7 | 197 | 370 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 162 | 265 | 89 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 89 | 191 | 639 | 8 | 458 |
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