
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (06 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 10PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
234 | 339 | 290 | 302 | 367 | 360 | 424 | 862 | 943 | 888 | 747 | 736 | 633 | 633 | 539 | 603 | 584 | 565 | 472 | 464 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:19PM3.12m | 11:17AM3.17m | 11:19PM3.21m | 11:54AM3.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25PM1.40m | 4:50AM0.67m | 5:18PM1.10m | 5:35AM0.69m | 6:06PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
234 | 339 | 290 | 302 | 367 | 360 | 424 | 862 | 943 | 888 | 747 | 736 | 633 | 633 | 539 | 603 | 584 | 565 | 472 | 464 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
138 | 134 | 129 | 121 | 88 | 87 | 132 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 184 | 183 | 179 | 221 | 258 | 255 | 319 | 319 | 316 | 312 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 21 | W 18 | W 18 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
18 | 12 | 7 | 44 | 58 | 96 | 85 | 98 | 186 | 184 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 38 | 36 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 |
— | — | 4 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 49 | 41 | 31 | 22 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 137 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 203 | 147 | 91 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 189 | 91 | 125 | 125 |
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