Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tonel today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tonel at 11PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tonel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
187 | 247 | 663 | 567 | 500 | 363 | 320 | 296 | 235 | 179 | 136 | 382 | 971 | 1481 | 1336 | 1072 | 745 | 672 | 573 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:25PM1.84m | 11:05AM1.98m | 11:53PM1.90m | 12:18PM2.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57PM1.09m | 4:28AM1.14m | 5:37PM1.05m | 5:56AM1.05m | 6:44PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
135 | 176 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 363 | 320 | 296 | 235 | 179 | 136 | 130 | 971 | 1481 | 1336 | 1072 | 745 | 672 | 573 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 16 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 382 | 118 | 45 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
18 | 7 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
187 | 247 | 663 | 567 | 500 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 96 | 83 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 811 | 752 | 192 | 66 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 522 | 89 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 89 | 264 | 318 | 89 | 89 |
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