
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 4AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), 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 16 | W 16 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
197 | 199 | 204 | 190 | 183 | 242 | 286 | 265 | 255 | 240 | 196 | 192 | 180 | 169 | 202 | 232 | 266 | 359 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:05AM3.46m | 4:06PM3.27m | 3:56AM3.23m | 4:46PM3.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05PM1.11m | 9:39AM0.10m | 9:58PM1.04m | 10:18AM0.36m | 10:52PM1.02m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 7 |
109 | 109 | 86 | 82 | 67 | 242 | 286 | 265 | 255 | 240 | 196 | 192 | 180 | 167 | 161 | 113 | 159 | 276 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 |
197 | 199 | 204 | 190 | 183 | 178 | 178 | 176 | 176 | 174 | 172 | 170 | 167 | 74 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 246 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 15 |
90 | 89 | 89 | 70 | 91 | 88 | 122 | 84 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 96 | 53 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 109 | 107 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 169 | 202 | 232 | 266 | 359 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 279 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 827 | 827 | 1023 | 812 | 0 |
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