Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 8PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
279 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 268 | 268 | 211 | 178 | 166 | 121 | 120 | 118 | 232 | 670 | 411 | 368 | 432 | 637 | 755 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:23PM3.40m | 3:55AM2.96m | 3:57PM3.43m | 4:46AM2.79m | 4:36PM3.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48PM0.64m | 9:37AM1.03m | 10:35PM0.64m | 10:15AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | SSW 13 | W 8 | S 7 | S 7 | W 11 | W 11 |
197 | 230 | 272 | 272 | 211 | 165 | 158 | 119 | 119 | 94 | 96 | 88 | 101 | 191 | 116 | 140 | 368 | 311 | 637 | 755 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 8 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | W 9 | W 10 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
279 | 272 | 15 | 15 | 272 | 268 | 268 | 211 | 178 | 166 | 121 | 120 | 69 | 116 | 50 | 114 | 234 | 432 | 310 | 367 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 1 | 19 | 51 | 118 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 98 | 114 | 98 | 67 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSW 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 259 | 254 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 98 | 102 | 232 | 670 | 411 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 147 | 137 | 91 | 91 | 11 | 0 | 125 | 19 | 23 | 2 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
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