
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 8PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | W 9 | W 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
281 | 265 | 255 | 200 | 196 | 192 | 180 | 169 | 173 | 162 | 159 | 264 | 249 | 258 | 278 | 181 | 191 | 368 | 383 | 280 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:06PM3.27m | 3:56AM3.23m | 4:46PM3.27m | 4:47AM2.96m | 5:26PM3.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58PM1.04m | 10:18AM0.36m | 10:52PM1.02m | 10:57AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
281 | 265 | 255 | 200 | 196 | 192 | 180 | 169 | 161 | 113 | 159 | 173 | 245 | 220 | 186 | 181 | 191 | 266 | 266 | 280 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
178 | 176 | 176 | 174 | 172 | 170 | 167 | 167 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 246 | 249 | 258 | 278 | 173 | 100 | 64 | 89 | 125 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 19 | SW 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
122 | 85 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 96 | 53 | 74 | 49 | 49 | 109 | 107 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 127 | 65 | 63 | 62 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 173 | 162 | 158 | 264 | — | — | — | — | — | 368 | 383 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 125 | 125 | 827 | 827 | 812 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 127 | 153 | 812 | 1 |
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