Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (03 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 8PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 94mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the ESE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | W 13 | W 13 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 683 | 572 | 540 | 513 | 595 | 416 | 371 | 320 | 362 | 644 | 2097 | 1319 | 1271 | 1461 | 1507 | 2160 | 5880 | 5851 | 5392 | 5020 | 5368 | 5316 | 6377 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:58PM2.90m | 8:53AM3.21m | 9:11PM2.96m | 9:37AM3.36m | 10:12PM3.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11PM1.50m | 2:20AM0.98m | 3:14PM1.22m | 3:13AM1.08m | 4:06PM0.95m | 4:00AM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 |
 | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 11 | 17 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 517 | 500 | 540 | 513 | 595 | 416 | 371 | 320 | 362 | 644 | 2097 | 1319 | 924 | 1461 | 1507 | 2160 | 5880 | 5851 | 5392 | 5020 | 5368 | 5316 | 6377 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 15 | W 11 | W 13 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | W 19 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 683 | 572 | 466 | 356 | 276 | 205 | 273 | 306 | 306 | 302 | 279 | 317 | 1271 | 371 | 492 | 1394 | 206 | 175 | 129 | 123 | 125 | 127 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 15 | W 14 | SW 15 | WSW 10 | W 20 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 431 | 425 | 390 | 215 | 223 | 310 | 112 | 56 | 103 | 118 | 229 | 407 | 223 | 245 | 784 | 211 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 32 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | SE 3 | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | — | 9 | 21 | 45 | 80 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 238 | 491 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 137 | 11 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 |
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