Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (05 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 6AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 19s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | W 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
636 | 928 | 1012 | 1098 | 1023 | 953 | 973 | 837 | 666 | 663 | 687 | 798 | 695 | 695 | 695 | 798 | 679 | 547 | 552 | 508 | 502 | 496 | 441 | 441 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:46AM3.02m | 5:26PM2.74m | 4:34AM2.87m | 6:10PM2.76m | 5:29AM2.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02PM1.71m | 10:43AM0.67m | 10:53PM1.69m | 11:25AM0.78m | 11:55PM1.63m | 12:10PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | |
9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | SSW 16 |
636 | 928 | 1012 | 1098 | 1023 | 953 | 831 | 720 | 666 | 640 | 561 | 539 | 459 | 449 | 440 | 687 | 679 | 547 | 515 | 219 | 177 | 111 | 94 | 441 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | W 17 |
73 | 211 | 413 | 497 | 630 | 637 | 973 | 837 | 487 | 663 | 687 | 798 | 695 | 695 | 695 | 798 | 4 | 4 | 552 | 508 | 502 | 496 | 441 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SSW 16 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 14 | W 14 | W 17 | W 10 | W 17 | W 13 |
211 | 327 | 211 | 214 | 208 | 214 | — | 280 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | S 3 | SW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 516 | 503 | 460 | 338 | — | — | — | 5 | 115 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 125 | 125 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 167 | 1388 | 1388 | 137 | 91 | 91 | 122 | 2 | 137 | 122 |
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