Tofino surf report: December 17, 2008

Here's the daily surf report for Tofino, the Pacific Rim National Park and Ucluelet, brought to you by Pacific Surf School and Tofino Time Magazine:

Winds: WNW @ 25 knts

Wave Height: 6.5'
Swell Direction: WNW
Interval (wave period): 10 secs

High Tide: 4:14 PST 11.0'
Low Tide: 10:05 PST 5.0'
High Tide: 15:54 PST 10.9'
Low Tide: 22:33 PST 2.3'

Gale warning in effect:

Wind northwest 25 to 35 knots becoming 30 to 40 early this afternoon then diminishing to northeast 10 to 20 early this evening except 20 to 30 offshore. Wind becoming northeast 15 to 25 Thursday morning.

Recommended Tofino area beaches for today are :

Beginners: Cox Bay
Intermediate: Long Beach