
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tonel today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tonel at 1PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
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 night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
485 | 573 | 560 | 480 | 535 | 549 | 1200 | 1324 | 1324 | 1280 | 1151 | 1087 | 1008 | 821 | 702 | 690 | 213 | 280 | 217 | 136 | 199 | 275 | 330 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | W 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | WNW 16 |
485 | 573 | 560 | 480 | 535 | 549 | 70 | 1324 | 1324 | 1280 | 1151 | 1087 | 1008 | 821 | 702 | 690 | 213 | 280 | 217 | 136 | 199 | 275 | 330 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 11 |
367 | 419 | 322 | 322 | 243 | 239 | 57 | 44 | 24 | 12 | — | 25 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 204 | 126 | 82 | 97 | 78 | 179 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NNW 13 | S 9 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 18 | WNW 11 | — |
33 | 3 | 2 | 69 | 2 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 79 | 12 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 |
138 | 97 | 94 | 91 | 83 | 83 | 1200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 258 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 189 | 73 | 66 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
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