
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 5PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
457 | 389 | 310 | 286 | 270 | 260 | 250 | 209 | 242 | 224 | 169 | 169 | 138 | 102 | 126 | 176 | 183 | 158 | 153 | 186 | 175 | 87 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:23PM3.60m | 4:42AM2.87m | 4:07PM3.48m | 5:47AM2.72m | 5:00PM3.31m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM1.35m | 10:14PM0.41m | 9:56AM1.56m | 11:12PM0.56m | 10:51AM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||
7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
457 | 389 | 292 | 286 | 270 | 260 | 250 | 209 | 205 | 166 | 123 | 96 | 94 | 59 | 126 | 176 | 183 | 158 | 153 | 130 | 98 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
279 | 196 | 310 | 255 | 203 | 258 | 203 | 201 | 242 | 224 | 169 | 169 | 138 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 162 | 158 | 153 | 186 | 41 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 17 | SW 13 |
12 | 57 | 59 | 44 | 42 | 43 | 36 | 43 | 43 | 24 | 116 | 116 | 25 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 175 | 87 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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