Surf Forecasts:
Tonel surf forecast from 9 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 21 Nov, 9AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period, WNW swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 23 Nov, 12PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period, NW swell with 7,084 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 14 Nov, 6PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tonel this week:
The surf forecast for Tonel over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 14) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tonel in the next 16 days are 4.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 23) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Nov 11) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6PM (Sat 14th Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Sat 21st Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Mon 23rd Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tonel over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, gales from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 11 | NW 10 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1793 | 2563 | 2476 | 2842 | 5785 | 5034 | 4366 | 3120 | 2221 | 1967 | 1331 | 1054 | 862 | 815 | 876 | 741 | 384 | 302 | 183 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:49AM2.80m | 2:06PM2.71m | 2:22AM2.80m | 2:41PM2.64m | 2:55AM2.75m | 3:16PM2.54m | 3:29AM2.67m | 3:51PM2.41m | 4:05AM2.56m | 4:28PM2.27m | 4:44AM2.43m | 5:10PM2.12m | |||||||
Low Tide | 7:55AM0.25m | 8:07PM0.29m | 8:29AM0.26m | 8:38PM0.35m | 9:03AM0.32m | 9:11PM0.44m | 9:39AM0.42m | 9:45PM0.55m | 10:16AM0.55m | 10:21PM0.68m | 10:58AM0.69m | 11:02PM0.81m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:27 | — |
mm | 8 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 117 | 2563 | 2476 | 1106 | 5785 | 3904 | 4366 | 3120 | 2221 | 1967 | 1196 | 886 | 862 | 815 | 753 | 741 | 384 | 302 | 183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 82 | 38 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1162 | 1331 | 1054 | 635 | 513 | 876 | 429 | 380 | 254 | 136 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 189 | — | — | — | — | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | S 8 | SSW 7 | WSW 11 | — | W 12 | — | — | SSE 6 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1793 | 224 | 203 | 2842 | — | 5034 | — | — | 171 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 302 | 318 | 700 | 368 | 339 | 709 | 368 | 264 | 100 | 466 | 522 | 632 | 388 | 474 | 624 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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