
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 2PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 20 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
203 | 161 | 132 | 129 | 227 | 312 | 319 | 270 | 225 | 253 | 255 | 360 | 361 | 220 | 211 | 276 | 319 | 276 | 312 | 255 | 234 | 232 | 229 | 229 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:42AM2.45m | 8:43PM3.10m | 10:01AM2.46m | 9:32PM3.12m | 11:07AM2.54m | 10:18PM3.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM1.38m | 3:41AM0.95m | 3:16PM1.58m | 4:37AM0.83m | 4:14PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | |
— | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:31 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 |
99 | 79 | 79 | 114 | 114 | 173 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 253 | 142 | 140 | 228 | 214 | 211 | 276 | 319 | 276 | 312 | 255 | 234 | 43 | 109 | 113 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
203 | 161 | 113 | 129 | 173 | 114 | 127 | 102 | 216 | 64 | 251 | 248 | 104 | 104 | 106 | 84 | 22 | 140 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 232 | 229 | 229 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | W 11 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 6 | WSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
80 | 79 | 132 | 45 | 44 | 10 | 79 | 98 | 66 | 98 | 20 | 2 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 140 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 69 | 68 | 67 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ENE 3 | WSW 7 |
— | — | — | 118 | 227 | 312 | 319 | 270 | 225 | 225 | 255 | 360 | 361 | 220 | 118 | 57 | — | — | — | 4 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 188 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 122 | 0 | 147 | 284 | 137 | 11 | 11 | 122 | 125 | 1022 | 1023 | 827 | 401 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 122 |
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