
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tonel today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tonel at 2PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tonel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1499 | 1287 | 1219 | 1130 | 1087 | 894 | 690 | 677 | 362 | 280 | 193 | 136 | 231 | 179 | 330 | 480 | 631 | 857 | 777 | 732 | 769 | 757 | 746 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:57AM2.02m | 8:53PM1.79m | 9:29AM1.99m | 10:28PM1.84m | 10:49AM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27PM1.07m | 2:44AM1.16m | 4:07PM1.06m | 4:22AM1.11m | 5:20PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
1499 | 1287 | 1219 | 1130 | 1087 | 894 | 690 | 677 | 362 | 280 | 193 | 136 | 231 | 172 | 196 | 480 | 631 | 857 | 777 | 732 | 769 | 757 | 746 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | — | — | — |
24 | 24 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 130 | 126 | 119 | 119 | 48 | 179 | 330 | 164 | 158 | 154 | 147 | 105 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 18 | NNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 79 | 47 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 19 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 113 | 111 | 117 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 8 |
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