Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 10AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 411 | 400 | 375 | 365 | 305 | 255 | 248 | 211 | 245 | 248 | 248 | 211 | 218 | 186 | 188 | 188 | 150 | 144 | 142 | 118 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:52AM3.38m | 2:12PM3.50m | 2:36AM3.26m | 2:43PM3.50m | 3:19AM3.10m | 3:14PM3.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57AM0.57m | 8:26PM0.57m | 8:30AM0.79m | 9:06PM0.56m | 9:03AM1.04m | 9:46PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 157 | 154 | 375 | 365 | 305 | 110 | 248 | 82 | 137 | 162 | 125 | 151 | 147 | 117 | 120 | 124 | 150 | 127 | 109 | 89 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 411 | 400 | 123 | 123 | 118 | 255 | 84 | 211 | 245 | 248 | 248 | 211 | 167 | 164 | 160 | 149 | 144 | 144 | 142 | 118 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 20 | S 7 | W 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 25 | 40 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 47 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 60 | 4 | 17 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 50 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 218 | 186 | 188 | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 11 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
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