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Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
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Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) sea temperature is
11.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today?
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 6AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | |
582 | 498 | 582 | 480 | 473 | 466 | 556 | 398 | 398 | 392 | 437 | 344 | 403 | 344 | 285 | 228 | 224 | 286 | 377 | 343 | 302 | 358 | 309 | 326 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:14AM3.37m | 1:07PM3.02m | 00:44AM3.40m | 1:48PM3.01m | 1:13AM3.41m | 2:25PM2.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM1.17m | 6:50AM0.56m | 6:43PM1.28m | 7:25AM0.47m | 7:17PM1.39m | 7:59AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | |
8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 18 |
582 | 498 | 582 | 480 | 473 | 466 | 556 | 398 | 398 | 392 | 437 | 143 | 123 | 104 | 285 | 228 | 218 | 286 | 377 | 343 | 302 | 358 | 309 | 224 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 20 | W 19 | SW 13 |
64 | 63 | 39 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 74 | 74 | 344 | 403 | 344 | 57 | 34 | 224 | 174 | 99 | 96 | 89 | 67 | 117 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 53 | 33 | 36 | 30 | 29 | 52 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 |
— | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | — | 42 | 53 | 98 | 122 | 134 | 191 | 186 | 165 | 119 | 184 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 326 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 1 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 685 | 831 | 167 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 1274 | 1389 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 147 | 147 |
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