Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 8AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 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) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 169 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 201 | 160 | 158 | 171 | 171 | 202 | 227 | 232 | 199 | 203 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 213 | 184 | 158 | 151 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:46AM2.48m | 6:55PM3.08m | 8:06AM2.35m | 7:49PM3.02m | 9:36AM2.34m | 8:47PM3.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:50AM1.05m | 12:21PM1.35m | 1:55AM1.05m | 1:15PM1.61m | 3:01AM1.02m | 2:27PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 105 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 105 | 137 | 137 | 116 | 144 | 171 | 171 | 202 | 227 | 232 | 199 | 203 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 213 | 184 | 154 | 151 | 111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 125 | 169 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 201 | 160 | 158 | 148 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 144 | 152 | 160 | 162 | 162 | 158 | 146 | 142 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | W 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 52 | 33 | 31 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 66 | 68 | 65 | 59 | 57 | 52 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 765 | 229 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 122 | 122 | 279 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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