
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 11PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
135 | 130 | 163 | 221 | 215 | 176 | 162 | 147 | 146 | 146 | 99 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 184 | 179 | 203 | 199 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:59PM3.00m | 6:47AM2.40m | 5:51PM2.85m | 8:22AM2.37m | 7:09PM2.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:15AM1.05m | 11:39AM1.91m | 1:28AM1.14m | 12:57PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
135 | 130 | 163 | 221 | 215 | 176 | 132 | 105 | 62 | 41 | 27 | 79 | 72 | 53 | 67 | 62 | 184 | 179 | 203 | 199 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 21 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
61 | 103 | 123 | 61 | 117 | 119 | 105 | 147 | 146 | 47 | 45 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 81 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
31 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 61 | 162 | 162 | 39 | 35 | 146 | 99 | 98 | 95 | 91 | 86 | 85 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 43 | 8 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 1274 | 276 | 506 | 91 |
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