
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 2PM is: 0.4m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
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 morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
104 | 104 | 97 | 79 | 95 | 93 | 129 | 122 | 120 | 111 | 111 | 154 | 154 | 316 | 176 | 151 | 147 | 117 | 129 | 129 | 127 | 173 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:56PM3.02m | 00:21AM3.62m | 1:36PM3.18m | 1:15AM3.61m | 2:15PM3.30m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26AM0.09m | 6:20PM1.34m | 7:12AM0.00m | 7:12PM1.12m | 7:52AM0.02m | 8:01PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
104 | 104 | 82 | 28 | 18 | 70 | 68 | 92 | 120 | 98 | 81 | 79 | 101 | 161 | 176 | 151 | 147 | 117 | 100 | 97 | 79 | 79 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
21 | 31 | 19 | 79 | 73 | 93 | 129 | 70 | 113 | 111 | 100 | 154 | 154 | 316 | 150 | 106 | 100 | 95 | 129 | 129 | 127 | 173 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | W 12 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
99 | 98 | 97 | 60 | 95 | 26 | 70 | 122 | 52 | 53 | 111 | 80 | 77 | 29 | 27 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 69 | 44 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 38 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 164 | 1023 | 1389 | 345 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 125 | 1256 | 1023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 0 | 229 | 229 |
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