Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (05 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 8PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 19s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SW 19 | W 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
973 | 837 | 653 | 663 | 687 | 695 | 695 | 695 | 695 | 687 | 679 | 540 | 515 | 508 | 502 | 496 | 441 | 441 | 436 | 436 | 358 | 353 | 349 | 298 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:26PM2.74m | 4:34AM2.87m | 6:10PM2.76m | 5:29AM2.71m | 6:56PM2.81m | 6:36AM2.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53PM1.69m | 11:25AM0.78m | 11:55PM1.63m | 12:10PM0.90m | 1:03AM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | |
— | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 7 |
831 | 800 | 653 | 627 | 627 | 539 | 528 | 451 | 430 | 687 | 679 | 540 | 258 | 182 | 146 | 496 | 441 | 441 | 97 | 61 | 200 | 219 | 180 | 71 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 |
973 | 837 | 493 | 663 | 687 | 695 | 695 | 695 | 695 | 687 | 4 | 4 | 515 | 508 | 502 | 111 | 94 | 72 | 436 | 436 | 358 | 353 | 349 | 298 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 16 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 14 | W 14 | W 17 | W 10 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 26 |
— | 280 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 66 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | S 5 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 413 | 439 | 354 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 53 | 27 | 24 | 6 | 126 | 100 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 125 | 1388 | 1388 | 137 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 137 | 125 | 2 | 122 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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