
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 23s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 11AM is: 0.6m 24s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 24s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 23s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 80mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
666 | 563 | 444 | 368 | 429 | 553 | 664 | 763 | 664 | 548 | 543 | 508 | 552 | 746 | 746 | 746 | 657 | 546 | 540 | 475 | 460 | 522 | 614 | 614 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:45AM2.54m | 10:36PM3.08m | 12:28PM2.64m | 11:22PM3.15m | 1:03PM2.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM0.82m | 4:42PM1.85m | 5:51AM0.69m | 5:30PM1.79m | 6:32AM0.57m | 6:12PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
666 | 563 | 173 | 163 | 158 | 553 | 664 | 90 | 89 | 68 | 64 | 508 | 552 | 746 | 746 | 746 | 657 | 546 | 540 | 475 | 460 | 522 | 614 | 614 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 24 | WNW 8 | SW 23 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
68 | 59 | 444 | 40 | 429 | 158 | 118 | 763 | 664 | 548 | 543 | 47 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 31 | 57 | 51 | 39 | 39 | 35 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | SSW 24 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
115 | 113 | 58 | 368 | 41 | 44 | 54 | 73 | 73 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 56 | 56 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
— | — | — | 35 | 10 | 24 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 45 | 39 | 29 | 37 | 62 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 122 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 122 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 19 |
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