Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 1PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 24 | WNW 9 | SSW 19 | W 21 | SW 15 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1547 | 675 | 484 | 432 | 383 | 401 | 275 | 251 | 729 | 217 | 362 | 598 | 884 | 498 | 600 | 727 | 718 | 623 | 482 | 582 | 570 | 683 | 489 | 476 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:58AM3.29m | 1:01PM3.56m | 1:42AM3.26m | 1:31PM3.58m | 2:23AM3.19m | 2:01PM3.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51AM0.93m | 7:26PM0.50m | 7:26AM1.10m | 8:03PM0.45m | 8:00AM1.28m | 8:39PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 897 | 675 | 484 | 432 | 383 | 329 | 275 | 189 | 154 | 118 | 94 | 598 | 884 | 498 | 600 | 727 | 718 | 623 | 482 | 582 | 570 | 683 | 489 | 476 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 21 | SW 15 | W 19 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 322 | 255 | 248 | 232 | 226 | 223 | 223 | 220 | 729 | 217 | 362 | 90 | 67 | 63 | 58 | 395 | 390 | 55 | 39 | 33 | 288 | 274 | 334 | 330 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 24 | W 17 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | W 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | W 6 | SW 21 | WNW 6 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 305 | 162 | 230 | 219 | 148 | 401 | 195 | 251 | 220 | 183 | 171 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 273 | 54 | 47 | 302 | 278 | 243 | 16 | 117 | 10 | 116 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 1547 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 147 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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