
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tunnels today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tunnels at 2AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tunnels. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
408 | 419 | 380 | 359 | 445 | 340 | 313 | 265 | 258 | 223 | 252 | 331 | 331 | 219 | 253 | 289 | 329 | 289 | 298 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:16AM0.55m | 10:32AM0.56m | 10:47PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12PM0.11m | 00:39AM0.13m | 6:50PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 |
40 | 39 | 108 | 359 | 343 | 55 | 79 | 88 | 64 | 66 | 64 | 246 | 252 | 50 | 48 | 30 | 30 | 36 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 17 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
37 | 35 | 73 | 118 | 79 | 30 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 51 | 47 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 48 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | W 9 | WNW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | N 12 |
3 | 6 | 13 | 80 | 79 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 66 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
408 | 419 | 380 | — | 445 | 340 | 313 | 265 | 258 | 223 | 252 | 331 | 331 | 219 | 253 | 289 | 329 | 289 | 298 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 151 | 39 | 39 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
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