Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 9PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 388 | 273 | 252 | 206 | 197 | 197 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 180 | 178 | 173 | 105 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:51PM2.92m | 9:06AM2.30m | 8:02PM2.86m | 10:29AM2.39m | 9:13PM2.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:18PM1.78m | 2:17AM1.09m | 1:34PM1.93m | 3:29AM1.04m | 3:13PM1.96m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 388 | 123 | 117 | 206 | 197 | 197 | 161 | 165 | 169 | 147 | 158 | 129 | 123 | 115 | 67 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 217 | 110 | 144 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 180 | 178 | 173 | 105 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 19 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 273 | 252 | 59 | 39 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 55 | 50 | 49 | 29 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 31 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 137 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 125 | 91 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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