
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 3AM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
746 | 746 | 657 | 546 | 540 | 475 | 460 | 614 | 614 | 614 | 727 | 735 | 785 | 837 | 846 | 326 | 268 | 475 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:22PM3.15m | 1:03PM2.74m | 00:05AM3.22m | 1:35PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30PM1.79m | 6:32AM0.57m | 6:12PM1.70m | 7:07AM0.47m | 6:50PM1.59m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
746 | 746 | 657 | 546 | 540 | 475 | 460 | 614 | 614 | 614 | 727 | 735 | 221 | 217 | 223 | 219 | 204 | 295 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SW 6 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
40 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 47 | 2 | 785 | 837 | 846 | 326 | 268 | 475 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 22 | WNW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 11 |
64 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 56 | 56 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 73 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 253 | 251 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 28 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 32 | 51 | 22 | 202 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 122 | 122 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 122 | 122 | 125 | 122 | 122 | 1388 | 0 | 0 |
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