Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 8PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 473 | 471 | 559 | 480 | 544 | 1000 | 1017 | 1555 | 1586 | 1357 | 1161 | 1000 | 951 | 373 | 1519 | 1401 | 1347 | 1184 | 904 | 769 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 4:15PM3.03m | 6:17AM2.57m | 5:04PM2.86m | 7:30AM2.54m | 6:13PM2.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM1.02m | 11:15AM2.02m | 00:37AM1.14m | 12:32PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 473 | 471 | 559 | 480 | 192 | 257 | 1017 | 1555 | 1586 | 1357 | 1161 | 1000 | 951 | 373 | 1519 | 1401 | 1347 | 1184 | 904 | 769 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 21 | SW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 331 | 325 | 362 | 362 | 279 | 113 | 277 | 170 | 173 | 173 | 208 | 168 | 170 | 292 | 286 | 283 | 280 | 280 | 276 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 21 | WSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | W 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 344 | 348 | 184 | 180 | 115 | 63 | 168 | 165 | 155 | 221 | 253 | 251 | 246 | 277 | 123 | 120 | 120 | 104 | 77 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 544 | 1000 | 901 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 250 | 401 | 167 | 173 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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