
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 23s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 12AM is: 0.9m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 23s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
429 | 553 | 664 | 763 | 664 | 548 | 543 | 508 | 552 | 746 | 746 | 746 | 657 | 546 | 540 | 475 | 460 | 614 | 614 | 614 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:45AM2.54m | 10:36PM3.08m | 12:28PM2.64m | 11:22PM3.15m | 1:03PM2.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM1.85m | 5:51AM0.69m | 5:30PM1.79m | 6:32AM0.57m | 6:12PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
158 | 553 | 664 | 763 | 90 | 68 | 66 | 47 | 552 | 746 | 746 | 746 | 657 | 546 | 540 | 475 | 460 | 614 | 614 | 614 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
429 | 158 | 118 | 56 | 664 | 548 | 543 | 508 | 43 | 39 | 30 | 21 | 62 | 61 | 57 | 51 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
41 | 44 | 54 | 101 | 73 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
8 | 21 | 35 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 26 | 33 | 55 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 122 | 122 | 0 | 19 | 122 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 122 | 2 | 2 | 122 |
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