Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tonel today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tonel at 11PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tonel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
355 | 448 | 511 | 553 | 628 | 580 | 490 | 419 | 354 | 322 | 274 | 219 | 187 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 187 | 179 | 179 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:02PM3.09m | 5:25AM2.76m | 5:41PM2.90m | 6:03AM2.62m | 6:20PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15PM0.06m | 11:23AM0.21m | 11:51PM0.24m | 12:01PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | S 16 | SW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
6 | — | 5 | 10 | 628 | 580 | 490 | 419 | 354 | 322 | 274 | 219 | 187 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 187 | 179 | 179 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 |
— | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | SW 15 | S 16 | S 13 | SW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 8 | 5 | 4 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
355 | 448 | 511 | 553 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 772 | 719 | 66 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 89 | 7 | 89 | 4 |
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