Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tonel today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tonel at 9PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tonel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 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) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
213 | 202 | 175 | 161 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 136 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 100 | 98 | 87 | 69 | 52 | 44 | 31 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:20PM2.65m | 6:42AM2.45m | 7:01PM2.39m | 7:24AM2.26m | 7:48PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.46m | 12:42PM0.58m | 1:04AM0.69m | 1:27PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
213 | 202 | 175 | 161 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 136 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 100 | 98 | 87 | 69 | 52 | 44 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 4 |
10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | NW 10 |
5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 522 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 162 | 624 | 10 | 10 |
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