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Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
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Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) sea temperature is
12.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today?
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 2PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | |
1077 | 946 | 1054 | 1134 | 419 | 469 | 679 | 292 | 257 | 198 | 156 | 210 | 475 | 581 | 316 | 240 | 220 | 125 | 145 | 252 | 498 | 573 | 540 | 597 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:06PM3.04m | 3:20AM3.57m | 5:01PM2.97m | 4:18AM3.33m | 5:57PM2.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29AM-0.07m | 9:22PM1.51m | 10:22AM0.08m | 10:20PM1.53m | 11:17AM0.28m | 11:27PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | |
— | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 17 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | WNW 7 |
1077 | 946 | 1054 | 98 | 416 | 280 | 427 | 292 | 220 | 186 | 156 | 151 | 346 | 406 | 316 | 240 | 220 | 125 | 125 | 109 | 184 | 184 | 76 | 375 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | W 10 |
34 | 77 | 106 | 34 | 96 | 96 | 224 | 220 | 257 | 198 | 154 | 94 | 114 | 86 | 104 | 127 | 100 | 96 | 145 | 131 | 107 | 76 | 184 | 106 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 11 | SW 15 |
45 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 87 | 87 | 100 | 102 | 97 | 130 | 95 | 72 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 121 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 43 | 76 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
— | — | — | 1134 | 419 | 469 | 679 | — | — | — | — | 210 | 475 | 581 | — | — | — | — | 96 | 252 | 498 | 573 | 540 | 597 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 137 | 222 | 1388 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 137 | 203 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 193 | 1021 | 910 | 137 | 0 | 0 |
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