Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 7PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 539 | 550 | 499 | 313 | 298 | 281 | 339 | 334 | 376 | 330 | 330 | 347 | 364 | 414 | 326 | 387 | 382 | 318 | 393 | 430 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:17PM3.84m | 3:45AM3.12m | 3:01PM3.73m | 4:42AM3.01m | 3:51PM3.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11PM0.15m | 8:59AM1.63m | 10:02PM0.28m | 9:51AM1.74m | 10:59PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 539 | 550 | 499 | 313 | 262 | 221 | 180 | 136 | 130 | 330 | 330 | 347 | 364 | 414 | 326 | 387 | 382 | 318 | 393 | 430 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 309 | 302 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 281 | 339 | 334 | 376 | 48 | 55 | 54 | 95 | 88 | 62 | 69 | 61 | 37 | 37 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 6 | SW 9 | SE 5 | SW 9 | W 14 | SSW 18 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 137 | 101 | 103 | 71 | 71 | 104 | 57 | 38 | 40 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 63 | 31 | 89 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 37 | 43 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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