
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 22s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 20s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 4PM is: 1.4m 20s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 22s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 20s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wed 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
448 | 890 | 1149 | 1668 | 2003 | 2058 | 2193 | 2375 | 2094 | 2003 | 1652 | 1611 | 1384 | 1279 | 1074 | 919 | 919 | 783 | 683 | 563 | 546 | 480 | 573 | 427 | 363 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:51AM2.88m | 5:08PM3.08m | 6:59AM2.93m | 6:36PM2.93m | 8:01AM3.05m | 7:58PM2.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14AM1.85m | 00:13AM0.78m | 12:48PM1.74m | 1:20AM0.89m | 2:11PM1.50m | 2:20AM0.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | |
— | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
268 | 890 | 1149 | 1668 | 2003 | 2058 | 2193 | 2375 | 2094 | 2003 | 586 | 793 | 753 | 825 | 788 | 859 | 919 | 783 | 569 | 471 | 504 | 480 | 573 | 427 | 363 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 16 |
448 | 400 | 264 | 297 | 321 | 328 | 419 | 387 | 421 | 468 | 1652 | 1611 | 1384 | 1279 | 1074 | 919 | 790 | 768 | 683 | 563 | 546 | 416 | 341 | 205 | 310 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 |
211 | 214 | 211 | 211 | 82 | 397 | 532 | 532 | 532 | 441 | 441 | 387 | 261 | 437 | 437 | 431 | 437 | 425 | 425 | 413 | 384 | 215 | 215 | 310 | 149 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 3 | SW 11 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 |
5 | 24 | 3 | 45 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 125 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
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