Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Beach (Tofino Airport) today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Beach (Tofino Airport) at 5AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Long Beach (Tofino Airport). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 212 | 210 | 270 | 260 | 186 | 183 | 181 | 179 | 179 | 158 | 151 | 118 | 211 | 130 | 157 | 150 | 246 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:51AM3.49m | 3:56PM3.18m | 3:42AM3.25m | 4:37PM3.18m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28AM0.17m | 9:45PM1.05m | 10:10AM0.43m | 10:40PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 16 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 | W 7 |
| kJ | 88 | 88 | 68 | 64 | 260 | 44 | 151 | 177 | 167 | 161 | 158 | 151 | 117 | 108 | 121 | 116 | 74 | 171 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | W 15 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 146 | 212 | 210 | 270 | 49 | 186 | 183 | 181 | 179 | 179 | 124 | 121 | 118 | 118 | 74 | 75 | 113 | 246 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 15 |
| kJ | 90 | 90 | 89 | 124 | 122 | 60 | 122 | 62 | 59 | 145 | 145 | 95 | 54 | 54 | 30 | 49 | 150 | 113 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 211 | 130 | 157 | 33 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 114 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 269 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 820 | 820 | 1016 | 805 | 0 |
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