
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 2PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
383 | 355 | 324 | 432 | 259 | 329 | 230 | 200 | 147 | 100 | 79 | 94 | 94 | 126 | 157 | 171 | 151 | 105 | 75 | 243 | 270 | 273 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:04PM3.16m | 4:06AM2.93m | 4:38PM3.21m | 4:56AM2.76m | 5:15PM3.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM0.61m | 10:12PM1.03m | 10:10AM0.80m | 11:01PM0.96m | 10:45AM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
383 | 355 | 92 | 120 | 120 | 306 | 230 | 200 | 147 | 100 | 79 | 68 | 44 | 126 | 157 | 171 | 151 | 105 | 75 | 167 | 192 | 273 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
97 | 96 | 35 | 15 | 31 | 118 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 48 | 30 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 73 | 42 | 64 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 12 |
35 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 41 | 66 | 18 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 16 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — |
— | — | 324 | 432 | 259 | 329 | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 243 | 270 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 167 | 1274 | 1710 | 1274 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 147 | 164 | 914 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 127 | 147 | 137 | 1 |
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