Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 1AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 506 | 426 | 353 | 346 | 290 | 240 | 192 | 115 | 489 | 919 | 1018 | 816 | 754 | 653 | 671 | 529 | 274 | 202 | 143 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:24AM3.25m | 11:49PM3.04m | 11:55AM3.44m | 00:35AM3.14m | 12:27PM3.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43PM0.90m | 5:42AM1.07m | 6:22PM0.60m | 6:17AM1.14m | 7:02PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 506 | 426 | 353 | 346 | 290 | 240 | 192 | 115 | 489 | 919 | 1018 | 816 | 754 | 653 | 671 | 529 | 274 | 202 | 143 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 106 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 115 | 115 | 105 | 149 | 103 | 48 | 82 | 141 | 58 | 138 | 96 | 78 | 75 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 139 | 127 | 124 | 124 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 34 | 44 | 102 | 51 | 142 | 131 | 123 | 123 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | E 3 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 7 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 43 | 110 | 176 | 159 | 80 | 41 | 178 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 127 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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