Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 7AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
225 | 211 | 273 | 270 | 264 | 424 | 330 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 402 | 326 | 322 | 306 | 279 | 272 | 272 | 272 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:28AM3.20m | 2:52PM3.34m | 3:10AM3.10m | 3:23PM3.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.83m | 8:34AM0.63m | 9:05PM0.70m | 9:04AM0.81m | 9:48PM0.64m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | WNW 9 |
159 | 100 | 130 | 109 | 88 | 424 | 330 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 120 | 201 | 197 | 197 | 184 | 230 | 272 | 216 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 20 | SSW 15 |
95 | 211 | 273 | 270 | 264 | 51 | 47 | 48 | 54 | 84 | 402 | 326 | 322 | 306 | 279 | 272 | 15 | 272 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 20 |
11 | 11 | 56 | 79 | 167 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WNW 9 | — |
225 | 186 | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 145 | 259 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 164 | 685 | 91 |
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