
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tonel today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 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 (1.9m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tonel at 2AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 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 Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
535 | 549 | 1369 | 1499 | 1499 | 1280 | 1151 | 1008 | 966 | 894 | 771 | 645 | 213 | 280 | 217 | 133 | 212 | 240 | 330 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:27PM1.89m | 7:57AM2.02m | 8:53PM1.79m | 9:29AM1.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08PM0.94m | 1:17AM1.07m | 2:27PM1.07m | 2:44AM1.16m | 4:07PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
535 | 549 | 69 | 44 | 1499 | 1280 | 1151 | 1008 | 966 | 894 | 771 | 645 | 213 | 280 | 217 | 133 | 212 | 240 | 192 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 12 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
225 | 180 | 57 | — | 24 | 12 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 204 | 126 | 82 | 99 | 81 | 179 | 330 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 79 | 12 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
116 | 147 | 1369 | 1499 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 189 | 73 | 118 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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