Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 3PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 163 | 125 | 125 | 159 | 159 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 112 | 107 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 104 | 139 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:59PM2.91m | 00:30AM3.23m | 1:27PM3.03m | 1:08AM3.26m | 1:55PM3.14m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36AM0.55m | 6:31PM1.38m | 7:08AM0.48m | 7:09PM1.18m | 7:37AM0.47m | 7:47PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 |
| kJ | 165 | 163 | 125 | 125 | 159 | 84 | 93 | 124 | 68 | 122 | 119 | 41 | 31 | 24 | 18 | 28 | 36 | 23 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 19 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 26 | 57 | 57 | 159 | 124 | 51 | 124 | 48 | 47 | 112 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 103 | 104 | 103 | 90 | 20 | 35 | 93 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WSW 7 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 19 | WSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 26 | 19 | 57 | 25 | 24 | 57 | 55 | 11 | 49 | 43 | 45 | 47 | 107 | 106 | 104 | 16 | 12 | 139 | 21 | 24 | 59 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 2 | E 3 | S 6 | SE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 95 | 14 | 106 | 86 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 37 | 25 | 18 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 19 | 125 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1388 | 1388 | 91 | 0 |
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