Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 12PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1237 | 593 | 275 | 584 | 506 | 426 | 418 | 346 | 290 | 240 | 192 | 115 | 192 | 716 | 1026 | 988 | 834 | 730 | 563 | 361 | 206 | 166 | 137 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:02PM2.92m | 11:24AM3.25m | 11:49PM3.04m | 11:55AM3.44m | 00:35AM3.14m | 12:27PM3.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM1.05m | 5:43PM0.90m | 5:42AM1.07m | 6:22PM0.60m | 6:17AM1.14m | 7:02PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 660 | 341 | 266 | 584 | 506 | 426 | 418 | 346 | 290 | 240 | 192 | 115 | 192 | 716 | 1026 | 988 | 834 | 730 | 563 | 361 | 206 | 166 | 137 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 10 | W 11 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 127 | 314 | 275 | 167 | 106 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 118 | 115 | 115 | 105 | 149 | 149 | 102 | 51 | 85 | 102 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 49 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 102 | 144 | 138 | 75 | 139 | 127 | 124 | 124 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 102 | 102 | 57 | 142 | 130 | 125 | 123 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | SE 6 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1237 | 593 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 23 | 50 | 77 | 76 | 56 | 16 | 101 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 122 | 19 | 127 | 147 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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