Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 7PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 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 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 146 | 134 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 184 | 179 | 203 | 199 | 197 | 307 | 307 | 307 | 311 | 321 | 287 | 290 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:51PM2.85m | 8:22AM2.37m | 7:09PM2.74m | 9:47AM2.45m | 8:37PM2.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39AM1.91m | 1:28AM1.14m | 12:57PM2.02m | 2:43AM1.14m | 2:47PM2.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 56 | 40 | 106 | 79 | 55 | 53 | 236 | 236 | 184 | 179 | 203 | 199 | 197 | 307 | 307 | 103 | 99 | 146 | 169 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 146 | 146 | 99 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 36 | 34 | 29 | 21 | 81 | 81 | 29 | 42 | 96 | 307 | 311 | 321 | 287 | 290 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 35 | 47 | 134 | 98 | 95 | 91 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 18 | 2 | 79 | 78 | 48 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 125 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 122 | 164 | 1389 | 506 | 91 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 91 | 685 | 1388 |
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