
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 8PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
455 | 547 | 547 | 455 | 399 | 323 | 316 | 464 | 452 | 447 | 376 | 452 | 334 | 381 | 458 | 464 | 441 | 393 | 322 | 283 | 287 | 291 | 326 | 319 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:37PM3.20m | 8:49AM2.43m | 8:32PM3.31m | 10:10AM2.51m | 9:30PM3.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:57PM1.33m | 2:36AM0.86m | 1:58PM1.54m | 3:41AM0.64m | 3:08PM1.67m | 4:45AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
— | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
455 | 547 | 547 | 455 | 399 | 323 | 154 | 143 | 177 | 210 | 205 | 196 | 191 | 191 | 196 | 220 | 235 | 241 | 251 | 262 | 267 | 279 | 326 | 319 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
82 | 142 | 140 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 316 | 464 | 452 | 447 | 376 | 452 | 334 | 381 | 458 | 464 | 441 | 393 | 322 | 283 | 287 | 291 | 294 | 294 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 |
11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 103 | 2 | 2 | 123 | 73 | 43 | 45 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 174 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
230 | 318 | 329 | 276 | 276 | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 827 | 685 | 827 | 137 | 137 | 91 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 137 | 229 | 91 | 229 | 229 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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