Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 1PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 24 | WNW 9 | SSW 19 | W 21 | SW 15 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1697 | 1541 | 1464 | 1464 | 1490 | 1259 | 1540 | 690 | 564 | 506 | 391 | 401 | 287 | 251 | 729 | 217 | 362 | 598 | 884 | 498 | 600 | 718 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 12:29PM3.48m | 00:58AM3.29m | 1:01PM3.56m | 1:42AM3.26m | 1:31PM3.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14AM0.78m | 6:48PM0.62m | 6:51AM0.93m | 7:26PM0.50m | 7:26AM1.10m | 8:03PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 |
| kJ | 271 | 268 | 264 | 264 | 376 | 371 | 917 | 690 | 564 | 506 | 391 | 344 | 287 | 222 | 158 | 120 | 118 | 598 | 884 | 498 | 600 | 718 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 20 | SW 12 | W 19 | W 19 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 21 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 36 | 36 | 127 | 37 | 116 | 116 | 322 | 255 | 248 | 232 | 226 | 223 | 223 | 220 | 729 | 217 | 214 | 90 | 68 | 63 | 58 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | SSW 24 | SSW 12 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 24 | W 17 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | W 16 | W 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 78 | 54 | 27 | 53 | 47 | 181 | 305 | 162 | 230 | 219 | 148 | 401 | 195 | 251 | 220 | 183 | 362 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 207 | 207 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1697 | 1541 | 1464 | 1464 | 1490 | 1259 | 1540 | — | — | — | — | 276 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 485 | 167 | 1710 | 1426 | 167 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 127 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 91 | 1 | 0 |
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