Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 4AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
107 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 104 | 139 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 93 | 175 | 278 | 291 | 255 | 188 | 240 | 327 | 211 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:08AM3.26m | 1:55PM3.14m | 1:48AM3.25m | 2:23PM3.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09PM1.18m | 7:37AM0.47m | 7:47PM0.99m | 8:05AM0.52m | 8:25PM0.83m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 18 | WNW 7 |
66 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 49 | 103 | 103 | 22 | 103 | 93 | 26 | 37 | 97 | 127 | 160 | 163 | 327 | 176 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | S 12 | SW 14 |
37 | 46 | 34 | 23 | 104 | 139 | 90 | 103 | 14 | 13 | 175 | 278 | 291 | 255 | 188 | 211 | 11 | 100 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 12 | SSW 18 |
107 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 67 | 62 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 44 | 44 | 12 | 211 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 35 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 240 | 191 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 827 | 827 | 91 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 1388 | 125 | 23 | 0 |
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