Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tonel today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tonel at 12PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tonel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
883 | 1281 | 1227 | 959 | 951 | 867 | 776 | 766 | 702 | 613 | 582 | 529 | 464 | 422 | 428 | 392 | 361 | 264 | 220 | 186 | 157 | 127 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:18PM2.11m | 00:53AM2.05m | 1:09PM2.30m | 1:35AM2.22m | 1:49PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56AM1.05m | 6:44PM0.90m | 6:53AM0.89m | 7:28PM0.72m | 7:34AM0.70m | 8:04PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
883 | 1281 | 1227 | 959 | 951 | 867 | 776 | 766 | 702 | 613 | 582 | 529 | 464 | 422 | 428 | 392 | 361 | 264 | 220 | 186 | 157 | 127 | 99 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 10 |
103 | 45 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 |
24 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 28 | 89 | 89 | 435 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 302 | 368 | 388 | 619 | 522 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
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