
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (09 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 6PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 187mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2460 | 1481 | 1464 | 2015 | 4103 | 2940 | 2707 | 2469 | 4296 | 7563 | 4363 | 3462 | 2708 | 2360 | 3181 | 3283 | 3911 | 3911 | 4276 | 5003 | 5636 | 7427 | 6816 | 5516 | 4935 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:55AM3.61m | 1:14AM3.15m | 12:27PM3.57m | 1:53AM3.09m | 12:58PM3.51m | 2:31AM3.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59AM1.58m | 6:44PM0.47m | 6:35AM1.68m | 7:19PM0.50m | 7:10AM1.77m | 7:55PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | |
— | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
2460 | 1481 | 1464 | 2015 | 4103 | 2940 | 2707 | 2469 | 4296 | 7563 | 4363 | 3462 | 2708 | 2360 | 3181 | 3283 | 3911 | 3911 | 4276 | 5003 | 5636 | 7427 | 6816 | 5516 | 4935 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | SW 15 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
75 | 66 | 125 | 90 | 65 | 191 | 169 | 2308 | 25 | 25 | 428 | 116 | 441 | 57 | — | 1864 | 1418 | 972 | 1275 | 1179 | 893 | 771 | 275 | 334 | 215 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | — | SSW 9 | — | SW 18 |
— | — | — | 66 | — | 147 | — | — | — | — | 109 | 154 | 54 | — | — | 878 | — | — | — | — | 533 | — | 225 | — | 388 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 | — | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 |
25 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 3 | — | 172 | 2426 | 817 | 634 | 477 | 1031 | 847 | 1877 | 1892 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 225 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 127 | 153 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 137 | 153 | 153 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 137 | 812 | 2 | 2 | 122 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
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