Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tonel today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tonel at 10PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tonel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | 43 | 43 | 207 | 385 | 359 | 305 | 242 | 223 | 716 | 712 | 661 | 555 | 439 | 363 | 296 | 256 | 251 | 164 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:53PM1.93m | 9:32AM1.97m | 10:25PM1.84m | 11:05AM1.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27PM0.99m | 2:53AM1.08m | 3:57PM1.09m | 4:28AM1.14m | 5:37PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 |
45 | 43 | 43 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 88 | 135 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 363 | 296 | 256 | 251 | 164 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
3 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NNW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | — | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
18 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 8 | 19 | 18 | 7 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — |
20 | 24 | 33 | 207 | 385 | 359 | 305 | 242 | 223 | 716 | 712 | 661 | 555 | 439 | — | — | — | 58 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 8 | 410 | 21 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 853 | 784 | 754 | 192 | 66 | 56 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
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