
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (15 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 11PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
106 | 106 | 106 | 102 | 105 | 108 | 111 | 111 | 114 | 140 | 181 | 273 | 291 | 238 | 191 | 191 | 201 | 232 | 322 | 428 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:46PM3.31m | 4:47AM2.73m | 4:20PM3.16m | 5:39AM2.54m | 4:59PM3.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28PM0.75m | 10:10AM1.53m | 11:16PM0.91m | 10:49AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
52 | 63 | 84 | 102 | 105 | 108 | 111 | 111 | 114 | 140 | 181 | 273 | 291 | 238 | 191 | 191 | 201 | 232 | 322 | 428 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
78 | 39 | 106 | 102 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 39 | 74 | 74 | 87 | 86 | 170 | 31 | 61 | 123 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 24 | SSW 18 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 |
106 | 106 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 22 | 39 | 39 | 74 | 73 | 22 | 61 | 73 | 73 | 73 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 153 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 153 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 122 | 164 | 0 | 0 |
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