Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 5AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 221 | 186 | 172 | 162 | 147 | 146 | 146 | 99 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 184 | 179 | 203 | 199 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:47AM2.40m | 5:51PM2.85m | 8:22AM2.37m | 7:09PM2.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:15AM1.05m | 11:39AM1.91m | 1:28AM1.14m | 12:57PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 163 | 221 | 186 | 172 | 128 | 84 | 60 | 31 | 20 | 79 | 55 | 53 | 50 | 47 | 184 | 179 | 203 | 199 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 21 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 123 | 61 | 117 | 119 | 105 | 147 | 146 | 47 | 45 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 73 | 73 | 61 | 162 | 162 | 39 | 35 | 146 | 99 | 98 | 95 | 91 | 86 | 85 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 43 | 42 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 127 | 1224 | 229 | 506 | 91 |
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