Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 5PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 268 | 268 | 268 | 214 | 236 | 287 | 282 | 225 | 217 | 264 | 268 | 537 | 528 | 322 | 223 | 220 | 457 | 396 | 396 | 396 | 283 | 272 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:12AM2.69m | 5:12PM3.17m | 6:10AM2.48m | 5:55PM3.04m | 7:24AM2.33m | 6:51PM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49AM1.27m | 00:01AM0.97m | 11:29AM1.55m | 1:04AM1.06m | 12:18PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 117 | 110 | 68 | 196 | 236 | 287 | 84 | 147 | 128 | 117 | 268 | 537 | 528 | 99 | 173 | 164 | 457 | 396 | 396 | 396 | 86 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 268 | 268 | 268 | 47 | 214 | 33 | 282 | 225 | 217 | 264 | 94 | 123 | 330 | 255 | 192 | 189 | 169 | 220 | 217 | 306 | 144 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 14 | W 6 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 95 | 123 | 160 | 214 | 32 | 214 | 178 | 125 | 123 | 121 | 123 | 120 | 2 | 322 | 223 | 220 | 65 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 283 | 272 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 122 | 125 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 147 | 765 | 91 | 0 |
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