Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 9AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 110 | 162 | 152 | 145 | 138 | 197 | 271 | 204 | 190 | 183 | 178 | 249 | 265 | 255 | 250 | 245 | 351 | 336 | 248 | 243 | 232 | 212 | 292 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:13AM3.64m | 3:25PM3.24m | 3:05AM3.46m | 4:06PM3.27m | 3:56AM3.23m | 4:46PM3.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58AM-0.08m | 9:05PM1.11m | 9:39AM0.10m | 9:58PM1.04m | 10:18AM0.36m | 10:52PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 137 | 103 | 79 | 79 | 60 | 60 | 106 | 109 | 106 | 84 | 65 | 54 | 249 | 265 | 255 | 250 | 245 | 240 | 225 | 167 | 161 | 113 | 159 | 292 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | W 19 | W 8 | W 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 106 | 110 | 36 | 152 | 45 | 45 | 197 | 271 | 204 | 190 | 183 | 126 | 178 | 176 | 176 | 174 | 172 | 170 | 163 | 74 | 73 | 75 | 104 | 246 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 18 | W 8 | W 17 | W 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 12 | W 11 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 15 |
| kJ | 57 | 57 | 162 | 36 | 145 | 138 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 70 | 91 | 178 | 88 | 85 | 130 | 130 | 94 | 96 | 33 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 109 | 107 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 2 | SE 2 | SE 2 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | NW 3 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 351 | 336 | 248 | 243 | 232 | 212 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 91 | 91 | 122 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 345 | 827 | 827 | 812 | 0 |
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