Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 20s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 1PM is: 0.9m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 543 | 508 | 552 | 746 | 746 | 746 | 657 | 546 | 540 | 475 | 460 | 522 | 614 | 614 | 727 | 735 | 785 | 837 | 846 | 326 | 314 | 475 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:28PM2.64m | 11:22PM3.15m | 1:03PM2.74m | 00:05AM3.22m | 1:35PM2.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51AM0.69m | 5:30PM1.79m | 6:32AM0.57m | 6:12PM1.70m | 7:07AM0.47m | 6:50PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — |
mm | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | 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 | SW 18 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 543 | 47 | 552 | 746 | 746 | 746 | 657 | 546 | 540 | 475 | 460 | 522 | 614 | 614 | 727 | 235 | 235 | 248 | 274 | 257 | 290 | 281 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SW 21 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WNW 9 | S 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 47 | 508 | 43 | 39 | 40 | 30 | 62 | 28 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 735 | 785 | 837 | 846 | 326 | 314 | 475 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 99 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 57 | 61 | 56 | 56 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 306 | 251 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | 28 | 20 | 23 | 34 | 48 | 67 | 101 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 2 | 2 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 125 | 122 | 125 | 1388 |
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