Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 4AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
159 | 159 | 124 | 132 | 128 | 124 | 119 | 112 | 107 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 104 | 139 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 93 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:30AM3.23m | 1:27PM3.03m | 1:08AM3.26m | 1:55PM3.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM1.38m | 7:08AM0.48m | 7:09PM1.18m | 7:37AM0.47m | 7:47PM0.99m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
159 | 85 | 115 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 88 | 47 | 32 | 32 | 43 | 51 | 37 | 33 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 93 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SE 5 | SW 15 | W 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 14 | SW 19 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 16 |
57 | 159 | 124 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 119 | 13 | 107 | 36 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 103 | 90 | 20 | 35 | 67 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SSE 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 10 |
20 | 57 | 55 | 28 | 24 | 43 | 45 | 112 | 10 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 104 | 139 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 34 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | ESE 3 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
23 | 3 | — | 132 | 128 | 124 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 40 | 28 | 20 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1274 | 1388 | 137 | 0 |
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