
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 9PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
167 | 164 | 172 | 149 | 144 | 144 | 142 | 118 | 96 | 99 | 85 | 84 | 103 | 128 | 104 | 106 | 106 | 108 | 108 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:43PM3.50m | 3:19AM3.10m | 3:14PM3.43m | 4:01AM2.92m | 3:46PM3.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06PM0.56m | 9:03AM1.04m | 9:46PM0.63m | 9:36AM1.29m | 10:28PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
109 | 112 | 109 | 112 | 138 | 142 | 115 | 94 | 96 | 99 | 79 | 77 | 58 | 73 | 89 | 82 | 79 | 108 | 108 | 108 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
167 | 164 | 160 | 149 | 144 | 144 | 142 | 118 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 39 | 106 | 102 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SW 20 | S 7 | W 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
5 | 4 | 60 | 9 | 17 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 50 | 46 | 103 | 104 | 104 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 37 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 127 | 1 | 0 |
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