Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 2AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 303 | 221 | 226 | 221 | 178 | 143 | 112 | 109 | 106 | 136 | 132 | 160 | 105 | 100 | 73 | 82 | 81 | 135 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:59PM3.26m | 7:08AM2.45m | 6:53PM3.26m | 8:38AM2.41m | 7:59PM3.28m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:59AM0.87m | 12:16PM1.55m | 2:10AM0.80m | 1:27PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 212 | 221 | 226 | 221 | 178 | 143 | 112 | 109 | 106 | 89 | 132 | 160 | 105 | 100 | 73 | 65 | 63 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 33 | 73 | 69 | 52 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 87 | 85 | 61 | 67 | 66 | 24 | 81 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | W 12 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 36 | 25 | 82 | 24 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 303 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 136 | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 72 | 135 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 125 | 345 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 229 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 279 | 827 | 1021 |
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