Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 3PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 94 | 94 | 114 | 169 | 259 | 266 | 232 | 226 | 191 | 163 | 201 | 277 | 559 | 306 | 204 | 167 | 160 | 146 | 146 | 99 | 236 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:20PM3.16m | 5:39AM2.54m | 4:59PM3.00m | 6:47AM2.40m | 5:51PM2.85m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM1.53m | 11:16PM0.91m | 10:49AM1.74m | 00:15AM1.05m | 11:39AM1.91m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 114 | 94 | 94 | 114 | 169 | 259 | 266 | 232 | 226 | 191 | 163 | 201 | 277 | 376 | 306 | 204 | 167 | 128 | 89 | 44 | 32 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 21 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 39 | 74 | 74 | 87 | 86 | 170 | 61 | 103 | 123 | 61 | 117 | 119 | 105 | 102 | 146 | 46 | 45 | 236 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 24 | SW 14 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 36 | 22 | 22 | 39 | 39 | 74 | 73 | 22 | 31 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 61 | 162 | 162 | 160 | 35 | 146 | 99 | 98 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 559 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 122 | 153 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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