Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tonel today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tonel at 9PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tonel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 9 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
460 | 322 | 424 | 523 | 821 | 703 | 251 | 528 | 516 | 537 | 383 | 395 | 191 | 156 | 145 | 115 | 219 | 132 | 164 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:04PM2.89m | 5:25AM2.72m | 5:42PM2.75m | 6:05AM2.60m | 6:26PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14PM0.17m | 11:27AM0.27m | 11:50PM0.31m | 12:09PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | NW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
49 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 251 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 191 | 156 | 145 | 115 | 219 | 75 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | S 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
10 | — | 5 | 10 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 |
460 | 322 | 424 | 523 | 821 | 703 | 198 | 528 | 516 | 537 | 383 | 395 | 175 | 144 | 125 | 103 | — | 132 | 164 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 389 | 66 | 311 | 66 | 56 | 66 | 66 | 691 | 281 | 66 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 4 | 4 | 192 | 103 | 33 |
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