
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 7PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1155 | 911 | 579 | 776 | 411 | 390 | 457 | 451 | 310 | 286 | 276 | 260 | 250 | 209 | 242 | 224 | 169 | 169 | 138 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:45PM3.64m | 3:48AM3.02m | 3:23PM3.60m | 4:42AM2.87m | 4:07PM3.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26PM0.33m | 9:13AM1.35m | 10:14PM0.41m | 9:56AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
1155 | 911 | 579 | 776 | 411 | 390 | 457 | 451 | 292 | 286 | 276 | 260 | 250 | 209 | 205 | 166 | 163 | 123 | 118 | 88 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 8 | SW 18 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
167 | 190 | 128 | 192 | 82 | 82 | 279 | 196 | 310 | 255 | 258 | 258 | 203 | 201 | 242 | 224 | 169 | 169 | 138 | 102 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 18 | WSW 8 |
78 | 76 | 192 | 86 | 192 | 190 | 12 | 57 | 59 | 44 | 56 | 43 | 36 | 44 | 43 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 113 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
— | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 125 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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