Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 8 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 128 | 160 | 150 | 138 | 135 | 129 | 120 | 118 | 112 | 137 | 112 | 162 | 152 | 145 | 199 | 197 | 199 | 204 | 190 | 183 | 242 | 286 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:20AM3.73m | 2:43PM3.18m | 2:13AM3.64m | 3:25PM3.24m | 3:05AM3.46m | 4:06PM3.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19PM1.37m | 8:15AM-0.16m | 8:12PM1.22m | 8:58AM-0.08m | 9:05PM1.11m | 9:39AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — |
 | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 57 | 128 | 160 | 150 | 138 | 135 | 129 | 120 | 118 | 112 | 137 | 112 | 131 | 112 | 112 | 147 | 178 | 147 | 120 | 71 | 69 | 242 | 286 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 99 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 65 | 63 | 109 | 109 | 108 | 108 | 106 | 110 | 162 | 152 | 145 | 199 | 197 | 199 | 204 | 190 | 183 | 178 | 178 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SW 7 | SW 6 | W 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | W 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 54 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 80 | 109 | 61 | 50 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 95 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 70 | 91 | 88 | 88 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 1389 | 1388 | 203 | 91 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 122 | 2 | 122 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1389 |
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