Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 10PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 7 | W 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
178 | 166 | 121 | 120 | 194 | 127 | 330 | 179 | 299 | 426 | 615 | 757 | 757 | 661 | 543 | 450 | 377 | 266 | 180 | 226 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 3:57PM3.43m | 4:46AM2.79m | 4:36PM3.39m | 5:46AM2.62m | 5:23PM3.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35PM0.64m | 10:15AM1.29m | 11:30PM0.70m | 10:59AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
94 | 94 | 96 | 86 | 194 | 126 | 330 | 179 | 299 | 426 | 510 | 757 | 757 | 661 | 543 | 450 | 377 | 266 | 180 | 202 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 9 | SSW 13 | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | W 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
178 | 166 | 19 | 120 | 118 | 127 | 116 | 113 | 45 | 32 | 615 | 408 | 366 | 264 | 195 | 153 | 121 | 108 | 88 | 68 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 7 | SSW 18 |
37 | 37 | 121 | 51 | 51 | 116 | 50 | 98 | 98 | 114 | 29 | 22 | 171 | 62 | 39 | 37 | 132 | 133 | 30 | 226 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | ESE 3 | S 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 5 | 8 | 99 | 94 | 310 | 374 | 277 | 456 | 722 | — | — | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 153 | 153 | 127 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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