Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 5PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
133 | 139 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 93 | 175 | 278 | 291 | 255 | 188 | 211 | 327 | 211 | 273 | 270 | 264 | 424 | 330 | 326 | 326 | 326 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:55PM3.14m | 1:48AM3.25m | 2:23PM3.25m | 2:28AM3.20m | 2:52PM3.34m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM0.47m | 7:47PM0.99m | 8:05AM0.52m | 8:25PM0.83m | 8:34AM0.63m | 9:05PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
104 | 103 | 103 | 15 | 103 | 35 | 38 | 60 | 117 | 131 | 138 | 211 | 327 | 186 | 134 | 124 | 86 | 424 | 330 | 326 | 326 | 326 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | WNW 5 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 |
12 | 139 | 90 | 103 | 9 | 93 | 175 | 278 | 291 | 255 | 188 | 44 | 11 | 100 | 273 | 270 | 264 | 62 | 45 | 41 | 43 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | W 12 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
133 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 67 | 62 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 44 | 11 | 12 | 211 | 56 | 79 | 167 | 40 | 37 | 20 | 32 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
49 | 35 | 24 | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | 163 | 214 | — | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 219 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 125 | 125 | 137 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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