Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 7PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 319 | 275 | 441 | 441 | 532 | 532 | 330 | 334 | 532 | 532 | 362 | 339 | 504 | 669 | 643 | 668 | 802 | 869 | 679 | 500 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:03PM3.34m | 4:28AM2.81m | 3:36PM3.19m | 5:17AM2.67m | 4:15PM3.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56PM0.70m | 9:41AM1.77m | 10:39PM0.86m | 10:23AM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 304 | 220 | 169 | 166 | 532 | 532 | 330 | 334 | 532 | 532 | 362 | 217 | 504 | 669 | 643 | 668 | 802 | 869 | 679 | 500 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 12 |
| kJ | 196 | 187 | 441 | 441 | 240 | 103 | 80 | 80 | 62 | 65 | 57 | 339 | 272 | 334 | 339 | 339 | 276 | 348 | 403 | 224 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | SSW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 319 | 275 | 195 | 192 | 113 | 189 | 147 | 106 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 129 | 163 | 205 | 236 | 277 | 344 | 146 | 232 | 362 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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