
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 5PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
164 | 211 | 131 | 183 | 180 | 244 | 296 | 346 | 383 | 355 | 324 | 428 | 259 | 298 | 261 | 230 | 168 | 117 | 97 | 120 | 138 | 237 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:34PM3.10m | 3:22AM3.08m | 4:04PM3.16m | 4:06AM2.93m | 4:38PM3.21m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08AM0.48m | 9:27PM1.12m | 9:38AM0.61m | 10:12PM1.03m | 10:10AM0.80m | |||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 7 | W 8 | SW 6 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 7 |
43 | 100 | 41 | 85 | 130 | 244 | 296 | 346 | 383 | 355 | 92 | 120 | 120 | 298 | 261 | 230 | 168 | 117 | 97 | 44 | 44 | 166 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | SW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 13 |
164 | 211 | 131 | 74 | 70 | 175 | 166 | 134 | 97 | 96 | 35 | 15 | 31 | 118 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 45 | 48 | 30 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | W 8 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | W 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 16 |
109 | 41 | 109 | 183 | 180 | 15 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 42 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
106 | — | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 324 | 428 | 259 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 120 | 138 | 237 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 125 | 1287 | 1388 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 1274 | 1710 | 164 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 147 | 1021 | 908 | 1 |
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