
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 8AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
625 | 627 | 730 | 875 | 785 | 771 | 676 | 577 | 545 | 476 | 476 | 400 | 339 | 284 | 279 | 273 | 221 | 212 | 169 | 283 | 489 | 704 | 514 | 627 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:44AM2.90m | 11:27PM3.05m | 12:14PM3.06m | 00:10AM3.14m | 12:43PM3.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20AM0.82m | 5:30PM1.39m | 5:55AM0.74m | 6:09PM1.12m | 6:27AM0.71m | 6:47PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
625 | 627 | 730 | 875 | 785 | 771 | 676 | 577 | 545 | 476 | 476 | 400 | 339 | 284 | 279 | 273 | 221 | 212 | 169 | 102 | 97 | 95 | 92 | 91 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | W 13 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
310 | 302 | 299 | 291 | 295 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 295 | 196 | 193 | 229 | 220 | 217 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 140 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 20 | SSW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 283 | 489 | 704 | 514 | 627 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 345 | 685 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 765 | 1388 | 746 | 167 | 167 |
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