Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 6AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 20 | W 13 | SSW 15 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 600 | 718 | 718 | 623 | 477 | 577 | 692 | 683 | 489 | 476 | 476 | 482 | 482 | 394 | 336 | 280 | 398 | 345 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:23AM3.19m | 2:01PM3.54m | 3:04AM3.08m | 2:32PM3.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03PM0.45m | 8:00AM1.28m | 8:39PM0.47m | 8:33AM1.45m | 9:16PM0.56m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 15 | W 13 |
| kJ | 600 | 718 | 718 | 623 | 477 | 577 | 692 | 683 | 489 | 476 | 476 | 482 | 482 | 394 | 284 | 280 | 398 | 345 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 13 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 44 | 41 | 390 | 302 | 278 | 243 | 288 | 274 | 334 | 330 | 326 | 261 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 248 | 280 | 223 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WNW 6 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | W 7 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 273 | 207 | 36 | 40 | 28 | 25 | 117 | 117 | 11 | 116 | 108 | 253 | 336 | 336 | 336 | 214 | 14 | 280 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSE 8 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 49 | 57 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 122 | 122 | 122 |
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