
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 1PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
144 | 144 | 146 | 217 | 258 | 206 | 383 | 357 | 212 | 223 | 240 | 197 | 159 | 160 | 140 | 338 | 289 | 316 | 249 | 152 | 152 | 224 | 305 | 305 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:47PM2.94m | 4:19AM2.90m | 5:23PM2.98m | 5:11AM2.73m | 6:02PM3.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12AM0.58m | 10:35PM1.40m | 10:46AM0.71m | 11:28PM1.31m | 11:24AM0.89m | 00:28AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | |
— | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:29 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 12 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
111 | 86 | 86 | 217 | 258 | 169 | 251 | 218 | 212 | 223 | 240 | 101 | 138 | 160 | 124 | 161 | 108 | 108 | 86 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 86 | 162 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SSW 14 | W 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 |
144 | 144 | 146 | 70 | 64 | 40 | 166 | 97 | 131 | 95 | 97 | 136 | 73 | 138 | 138 | 110 | 99 | 316 | 249 | 43 | 69 | 224 | 305 | 305 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 12 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SW 22 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
47 | 49 | 49 | 45 | 45 | 31 | 55 | 39 | 63 | 73 | 62 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 140 | 138 | 155 | 141 | 54 | 54 | 119 | 69 | 150 | 142 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
— | — | — | 86 | 257 | 206 | 383 | 357 | — | — | — | 197 | 159 | 139 | 117 | 338 | 289 | 98 | 89 | 110 | 112 | 82 | 41 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 685 | 685 | 827 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 147 | 685 | 685 | 137 | 122 | 19 | 19 | 125 | 827 | 1388 | 827 | 506 | 91 | 23 |
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