Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 1PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
119 | 114 | 113 | 203 | 203 | 201 | 252 | 190 | 109 | 102 | 107 | 147 | 181 | 222 | 264 | 167 | 165 | 163 | 125 | 125 | 159 | 159 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:58AM2.66m | 11:04PM3.06m | 12:29PM2.79m | 11:49PM3.16m | 12:59PM2.91m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM0.79m | 5:12PM1.73m | 6:02AM0.66m | 5:53PM1.57m | 6:36AM0.55m | 6:31PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
26 | 26 | 113 | 203 | 203 | 201 | 103 | 79 | 77 | 60 | 48 | 51 | 38 | 38 | 264 | 167 | 165 | 163 | 125 | 125 | 159 | 159 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 13 | WSW 7 |
119 | 114 | 29 | 29 | 125 | 80 | 252 | 190 | 109 | 77 | 64 | 147 | 181 | 222 | 38 | 28 | 27 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 87 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 16 | SW 17 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | SSW 13 | S 13 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 |
71 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 8 | 74 | 65 | 61 | 61 | 102 | 107 | 100 | 97 | 96 | 28 | 39 | 38 | 24 | 57 | 87 | 24 | 57 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 |
— | — | 37 | 27 | 52 | 96 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 122 | 127 | 147 | 153 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 137 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 125 | 0 | 0 |
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