Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 7AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 288 | 362 | 291 | 341 | 569 | 628 | 699 | 617 | 1029 | 418 | 351 | 618 | 935 | 906 | 720 | 523 | 643 | 499 | 657 | 573 | 551 | 541 | 250 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:17AM2.89m | 10:10PM2.80m | 10:52AM3.07m | 11:02PM2.92m | 11:24AM3.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43AM1.13m | 4:19PM1.53m | 4:27AM1.08m | 5:03PM1.22m | 5:06AM1.05m | 5:43PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 12 | W 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 169 | 255 | 257 | 280 | 341 | 569 | 628 | 699 | 617 | 675 | 418 | 351 | 256 | 284 | 198 | 169 | 264 | 494 | 259 | 657 | 573 | 551 | 541 | 250 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 284 | 288 | 362 | 291 | 291 | 223 | 199 | 167 | 167 | 222 | 222 | 246 | 45 | 45 | 97 | 146 | 100 | 198 | 275 | 167 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 111 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 15 | WNW 8 | SW 20 | WNW 7 | S 24 | S 24 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | — | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 14 |
| kJ | 37 | 17 | 37 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 61 | 31 | 31 | 45 | — | — | — | 75 | 75 | 99 | 138 | 75 | 139 | 127 | 126 | 106 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1029 | 219 | 345 | 618 | 935 | 906 | 720 | 523 | 643 | 499 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 154 | 1 | 91 | 11 | 137 | 167 | 167 | 827 | 137 | 137 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 122 |
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