
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 1PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | SW 18 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
229 | 223 | 223 | 311 | 345 | 393 | 295 | 253 | 207 | 169 | 136 | 109 | 128 | 186 | 263 | 178 | 143 | 93 | 110 | 82 | 113 | 185 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:54AM2.58m | 5:59PM3.26m | 7:08AM2.45m | 6:53PM3.26m | 8:38AM2.41m | 7:59PM3.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM1.30m | 00:59AM0.87m | 12:16PM1.55m | 2:10AM0.80m | 1:27PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 |
229 | 223 | 223 | 212 | 246 | 280 | 295 | 253 | 207 | 169 | 136 | 109 | 128 | 147 | 188 | 178 | 143 | 93 | 86 | 65 | 64 | 139 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | W 12 | SW 18 | SSW 13 |
55 | 55 | 55 | 34 | 33 | 73 | 69 | 52 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 69 | 69 | 61 | 84 | 66 | 24 | 81 | 67 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | SW 18 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 37 | 34 | 36 | 53 | 82 | 24 | 81 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
— | — | — | 311 | 345 | 393 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 186 | 263 | — | — | — | 110 | 80 | 113 | 185 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 122 | 203 | 765 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 765 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 827 | 827 | 345 | 91 |
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