
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 3AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
217 | 246 | 284 | 293 | 299 | 246 | 290 | 345 | 327 | 404 | 399 | 399 | 395 | 390 | 377 | 355 | 343 | 334 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:23PM3.32m | 7:04AM2.49m | 6:24PM3.21m | 8:36AM2.47m | 7:44PM3.15m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:36AM0.77m | 11:58AM1.77m | 1:53AM0.78m | 1:27PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
217 | 246 | 169 | 207 | 169 | 169 | 199 | 162 | 158 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 355 | 343 | 334 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
88 | 68 | 47 | 42 | 42 | 31 | 290 | 345 | 327 | 404 | 399 | 399 | 395 | 390 | 377 | 79 | 73 | 72 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
155 | 226 | 284 | 293 | 299 | 246 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 50 | 47 | 75 | 46 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 1 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 91 | 1 |
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