
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 10PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
339 | 284 | 279 | 231 | 221 | 176 | 211 | 337 | 600 | 1170 | 942 | 572 | 335 | 244 | 157 | 131 | 123 | 120 | 154 | 114 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:14PM3.06m | 00:10AM3.14m | 12:43PM3.22m | 00:52AM3.20m | 1:11PM3.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09PM1.12m | 6:27AM0.71m | 6:47PM0.86m | 6:58AM0.73m | 7:24PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
339 | 284 | 279 | 231 | 221 | 176 | 211 | 102 | 97 | 95 | 92 | 91 | 123 | 131 | 157 | 131 | 85 | 63 | 60 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
220 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 140 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 68 | 125 | 125 | 123 | 120 | 154 | 114 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | W 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 13 | SW 20 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 123 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 51 | 51 | 49 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNE 3 | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 35 | 337 | 600 | 1170 | 942 | 572 | 335 | 244 | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 173 | 1388 | 1388 | 167 | 91 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 164 | 1 | 1 |
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