Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 10PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 599 | 517 | 440 | 543 | 625 | 627 | 730 | 875 | 785 | 771 | 683 | 577 | 545 | 476 | 476 | 408 | 339 | 284 | 279 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 11:13AM2.74m | 10:41PM2.94m | 11:44AM2.90m | 11:27PM3.05m | 12:14PM3.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM1.63m | 5:20AM0.82m | 5:30PM1.39m | 5:55AM0.74m | 6:09PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 599 | 517 | 440 | 543 | 625 | 627 | 730 | 875 | 785 | 771 | 683 | 577 | 545 | 476 | 476 | 408 | 339 | 284 | 279 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 322 | 318 | 314 | 314 | 310 | 302 | 299 | 291 | 295 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 295 | 196 | 193 | 229 | 258 | 217 | 171 | 171 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 15 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 28 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 91 | 122 | 125 | 685 | 167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
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