Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 8AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 129 | 151 | 149 | 186 | 113 | 246 | 501 | 674 | 585 | 569 | 585 | 577 | 590 | 848 | 1295 | 1266 | 1597 | 1193 | 1212 | 1735 | 1480 | 1346 | 872 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:33AM3.23m | 1:40PM3.50m | 2:16AM3.20m | 2:11PM3.60m | 3:00AM3.13m | 2:45PM3.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28AM0.82m | 8:03PM0.44m | 8:00AM0.96m | 8:43PM0.33m | 8:35AM1.15m | 9:26PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | W 8 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 114 | 114 | 151 | 149 | 186 | 113 | 88 | 501 | 674 | 585 | 569 | 585 | 577 | 590 | 848 | 1295 | 161 | 258 | 263 | 81 | 167 | 190 | 192 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | SSW 13 | W 12 | W 16 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 40 | 27 | 26 | 59 | 114 | 72 | 246 | 120 | 96 | 79 | 64 | 47 | 29 | 183 | 57 | 127 | 131 | 35 | 258 | 161 | 81 | 76 | 84 | 192 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 20 | SW 12 | SW 20 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | S 13 |
| kJ | 88 | 129 | 130 | 130 | 129 | 43 | 114 | 96 | 93 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 188 | 63 | 91 | 57 | 44 | 60 | 35 | 15 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 86 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 4 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | 15 | 73 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 15 | 1266 | 1597 | 1193 | 1212 | 1735 | 1480 | 1346 | 872 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 164 | 147 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 122 | 125 | 125 | 137 | 137 | 154 | 167 | 651 | 685 | 167 | 23 |
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