
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 11AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
458 | 545 | 545 | 545 | 545 | 452 | 441 | 436 | 430 | 387 | 239 | 232 | 198 | 353 | 275 | 272 | 268 | 268 | 164 | 167 | 131 | 264 | 180 | 175 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:23AM3.28m | 2:35PM2.98m | 2:01AM3.26m | 3:04PM3.04m | 2:40AM3.19m | 3:34PM3.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM0.38m | 8:06PM1.35m | 8:39AM0.40m | 8:46PM1.23m | 9:08AM0.48m | 9:27PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | WSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 7 |
458 | 545 | 545 | 545 | 545 | 220 | 212 | 185 | 181 | 176 | 217 | 212 | 174 | 159 | 275 | 272 | 99 | 140 | 79 | 167 | 59 | 264 | 180 | 63 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 14 |
76 | 55 | 58 | 95 | 153 | 452 | 441 | 436 | 430 | 387 | 239 | 232 | 198 | 353 | 65 | 64 | 268 | 268 | 43 | 54 | 41 | 37 | 36 | 175 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 16 | W 8 | W 8 | — | S 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
41 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 131 | 132 | 144 | 181 | 58 | 57 | — | 155 | 164 | 71 | 131 | 58 | 64 | 46 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 746 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 1274 | 1287 | 1388 | 0 | 0 |
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