Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 4AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 2.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 148mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the SE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2157 | 1835 | 1308 | 1657 | 1547 | 1989 | 6345 | 6115 | 5573 | 6865 | 5138 | 5826 | 7879 | 7147 | 6878 | 5711 | 5446 | 5903 | 6204 | 5600 | 4398 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:11PM2.96m | 9:37AM3.36m | 10:12PM3.04m | 10:15AM3.49m | 11:04PM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13AM1.08m | 4:06PM0.95m | 4:00AM1.20m | 4:51PM0.73m | 4:43AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 13 | SW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 2157 | 1835 | 1308 | 1322 | 1547 | 1989 | 6345 | 6115 | 5573 | 6865 | 5138 | 5826 | 7879 | 7147 | 6878 | 5711 | 5446 | 5903 | 6204 | 5600 | 4398 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 10 | W 13 | SW 10 | W 19 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 9 | SW 9 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 221 | 492 | 711 | 1657 | 637 | 1394 | 206 | 175 | 170 | 123 | 191 | 161 | 127 | 847 | 1005 | 861 | 734 | 488 | 69 | 68 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 10 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | — | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | 229 | 196 | 339 | 272 | 149 | 110 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 123 | 32 | 753 | 359 | 65 | — | 69 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 255 | 904 | 1047 | 1157 | 1251 | 970 | — | — | — | 251 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 147 | 153 | 154 | 147 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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