
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 2PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 82 | 121 | 160 | 192 | 373 | 176 | 238 | 245 | 264 | 207 | 318 | 397 | 459 | 449 | 397 | 397 | 298 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:00PM3.77m | 2:06AM3.23m | 1:37PM3.84m | 2:54AM3.20m | 2:17PM3.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53AM1.24m | 7:42PM0.17m | 7:32AM1.36m | 8:25PM0.11m | 8:13AM1.50m | 9:11PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
60 | 58 | 39 | 28 | 18 | 48 | 121 | 160 | 192 | 221 | 109 | 155 | 245 | 178 | 177 | 318 | 397 | 459 | 449 | 397 | 397 | 256 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | W 15 | SW 10 | SW 17 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
49 | 52 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 53 | 167 | 47 | 140 | 150 | 146 | 192 | 187 | 207 | 204 | 309 | 302 | 298 | 298 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 10 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | SW 9 | W 12 |
54 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 11 | 10 | 85 | 82 | 50 | 70 | 33 | 147 | 204 | 207 | 85 | 92 | 60 | 60 | 56 | 12 | 106 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 82 | — | — | — | 373 | 176 | 238 | — | 264 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 23 | 127 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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