Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 6PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
291 | 255 | 234 | 220 | 276 | 219 | 273 | 270 | 264 | 424 | 330 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 402 | 326 | 322 | 306 | 279 | 272 | 272 | 272 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:23PM3.25m | 2:28AM3.20m | 2:52PM3.34m | 3:10AM3.10m | 3:23PM3.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM0.52m | 8:25PM0.83m | 8:34AM0.63m | 9:05PM0.70m | 9:04AM0.81m | 9:48PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
103 | 131 | 163 | 211 | 159 | 219 | 143 | 106 | 88 | 424 | 330 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 118 | 192 | 188 | 184 | 184 | 226 | 259 | 254 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
291 | 255 | 188 | 44 | 95 | 100 | 273 | 270 | 264 | 64 | 59 | 61 | 47 | 103 | 402 | 326 | 322 | 306 | 279 | 272 | 272 | 272 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
88 | 88 | 44 | 11 | 11 | 211 | 57 | 79 | 138 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — |
— | — | 234 | 220 | 276 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 827 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 164 | 651 | 91 |
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