Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 9AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 144 | 142 | 118 | 96 | 96 | 85 | 84 | 103 | 104 | 104 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 108 | 108 | 132 | 132 | 136 | 117 | 140 | 147 | 191 | 284 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 3:19AM3.10m | 3:14PM3.43m | 4:01AM2.92m | 3:46PM3.31m | 4:47AM2.73m | 4:20PM3.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03AM1.04m | 9:46PM0.63m | 9:36AM1.29m | 10:28PM0.75m | 10:10AM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | 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 |
| kJ | 138 | 138 | 115 | 94 | 96 | 96 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 57 | 73 | 69 | 63 | 82 | 108 | 108 | 132 | 132 | 136 | 117 | 140 | 147 | 191 | 284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 144 | 144 | 142 | 118 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 39 | 106 | 102 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 39 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 50 | 46 | 103 | 104 | 104 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1274 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 127 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 122 | 137 | 1 | 0 |
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