Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (28 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 10PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 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) | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 577 | 919 | 499 | 1464 | 700 | 697 | 593 | 1292 | 1141 | 669 | 658 | 411 | 411 | 573 | 457 | 451 | 382 | 375 | 270 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:11PM3.60m | 3:00AM3.13m | 2:45PM3.64m | 3:48AM3.02m | 3:23PM3.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43PM0.33m | 8:35AM1.15m | 9:26PM0.33m | 9:13AM1.35m | 10:14PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 14 | 34 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 577 | 919 | 499 | 1074 | 700 | 697 | 593 | 1292 | 1141 | 131 | 113 | 411 | 411 | 573 | 457 | 451 | 382 | 375 | 270 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 13 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 45 | 183 | 91 | 176 | 345 | 255 | 183 | 161 | 167 | 190 | 192 | 96 | 107 | 190 | 186 | 291 | 248 | 255 | 258 | 203 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | SW 20 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 188 | 63 | 95 | 163 | 85 | 223 | 223 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 84 | 192 | 192 | 89 | 59 | — | — | 15 | 42 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 2 | S 3 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 449 | 1464 | — | — | — | — | 901 | 669 | 658 | 16 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 125 | 137 | 164 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 229 | 1388 | 125 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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