
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (09 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 7PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
452 | 447 | 376 | 452 | 334 | 381 | 458 | 464 | 441 | 393 | 322 | 283 | 287 | 291 | 294 | 294 | 291 | 283 | 272 | 268 | 211 | 225 | 211 | 214 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:32PM3.31m | 10:10AM2.51m | 9:30PM3.43m | 11:23AM2.66m | 10:29PM3.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58PM1.54m | 3:41AM0.64m | 3:08PM1.67m | 4:45AM0.41m | 4:19PM1.71m | 5:44AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
— | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
177 | 210 | 201 | 196 | 191 | 191 | 196 | 215 | 230 | 235 | 251 | 262 | 267 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 220 | 216 | 207 | 198 | 194 | 225 | 175 | 167 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
452 | 447 | 376 | 452 | 334 | 381 | 458 | 464 | 441 | 393 | 322 | 283 | 287 | 291 | 294 | 294 | 291 | 283 | 272 | 268 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 214 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 19 | W 20 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 |
2 | 123 | 73 | 43 | 45 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 174 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 685 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 137 | 91 | 91 | 229 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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