Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 3PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 190 | 195 | 200 | 197 | 383 | 160 | 140 | 289 | 242 | 316 | 249 | 152 | 152 | 224 | 305 | 305 | 180 | 264 | 261 | 388 | 485 | 485 | 388 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:23PM2.98m | 5:11AM2.73m | 6:02PM3.03m | 6:11AM2.57m | 6:46PM3.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46AM0.71m | 11:28PM1.31m | 11:24AM0.89m | 00:28AM1.20m | 12:06PM1.11m | 1:31AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 190 | 195 | 200 | 136 | 138 | 160 | 101 | 98 | 80 | 113 | 86 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 88 | 132 | 154 | 154 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 177 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 14 | SSW 20 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 63 | 95 | 149 | 73 | 73 | 138 | 138 | 124 | 101 | 316 | 249 | 43 | 69 | 224 | 305 | 305 | 132 | 264 | 261 | 388 | 485 | 485 | 388 | 253 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | W 12 | SW 13 | W 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SW 22 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 |
| kJ | 131 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 96 | 95 | 140 | 138 | 155 | 141 | 54 | 54 | 119 | 69 | 150 | 142 | 180 | 116 | 192 | 261 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 197 | 383 | 131 | 123 | 289 | 242 | 97 | 86 | 117 | 94 | 78 | 28 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 215 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 125 | 147 | 685 | 812 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 125 | 153 | 827 | 1389 | 831 | 137 | 91 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 125 | 125 |
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