Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 10AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | W 8 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
197 | 197 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 180 | 178 | 173 | 105 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 67 | 102 | 67 | 68 | 65 | 60 | 130 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:06AM2.30m | 8:02PM2.86m | 10:29AM2.39m | 9:13PM2.88m | 11:20AM2.52m | 10:13PM2.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM1.09m | 1:34PM1.93m | 3:29AM1.04m | 3:13PM1.96m | 4:32AM0.93m | 4:22PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 19 |
197 | 197 | 161 | 110 | 165 | 147 | 158 | 132 | 132 | 116 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 19 | 65 | 29 | 130 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 8 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 |
188 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 180 | 178 | 173 | 105 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 32 | 41 | 45 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 19 | W 13 | W 10 | W 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSE 5 | SW 20 | SSW 16 |
58 | 15 | 14 | 64 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 55 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 66 | 66 | 102 | 66 | 68 | 5 | 60 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 58 | 57 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 91 | 0 | 91 | 165 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 164 | 11 |
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