Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 2PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 115 | 556 | 1035 | 1153 | 969 | 988 | 951 | 684 | 399 | 194 | 123 | 123 | 85 | 85 | 54 | 59 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:55AM3.44m | 00:35AM3.14m | 12:27PM3.62m | 1:20AM3.21m | 1:00PM3.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42AM1.07m | 6:22PM0.60m | 6:17AM1.14m | 7:02PM0.34m | 6:53AM1.24m | 7:42PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 192 | 115 | 556 | 1035 | 1153 | 969 | 988 | 951 | 684 | 399 | 194 | 105 | 99 | 97 | 102 | 77 | 59 | 44 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 7 |
| kJ | 113 | 115 | 105 | 149 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 150 | 131 | 88 | 85 | 123 | 73 | 58 | 52 | 43 | 50 | 37 | 56 | 38 | 38 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 121 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 102 | 59 | 142 | 131 | 123 | 123 | 85 | 85 | 54 | 40 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 2 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 3 | SE 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 19 | 54 | 100 | 176 | 253 | 215 | 290 | 3 | 161 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 57 | 19 | 136 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 122 | 127 | 147 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 506 | 0 | 0 |
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