
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 5PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 18 | W 18 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
123 | 67 | 106 | 101 | 99 | 128 | 160 | 150 | 138 | 135 | 129 | 123 | 108 | 112 | 137 | 149 | 162 | 152 | 145 | 151 | 197 | 199 | 278 | 190 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:00PM3.09m | 1:20AM3.73m | 2:43PM3.18m | 2:13AM3.64m | 3:25PM3.24m | 3:05AM3.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29AM-0.13m | 7:19PM1.37m | 8:15AM-0.16m | 8:12PM1.22m | 8:58AM-0.08m | 9:05PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | |
— | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
31 | 58 | 106 | 60 | 57 | 128 | 160 | 150 | 138 | 135 | 129 | 123 | 94 | 112 | 137 | 149 | 147 | 142 | 142 | 151 | 151 | 143 | 117 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 |
123 | 34 | 69 | 101 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 65 | 64 | 109 | 109 | 108 | 108 | 106 | 110 | 162 | 152 | 145 | 138 | 197 | 199 | 278 | 190 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SSW 13 | WSW 8 | W 6 | W 13 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | W 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 12 |
44 | 67 | 22 | 16 | 54 | 18 | 11 | 55 | 55 | 109 | 61 | 50 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 95 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 71 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
— | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 153 | 1389 | 229 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 1389 | 1388 | 203 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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