Tofino surf report: October 19, 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: ESE @ 11.7 kts

Wave Height: 4.9 ft
Swell Direction: WNW
Interval (wave period): 11 secs

High Tide: 4:54 PDT 9.9
Low Tide: 10:09 PDT 5.7
High Tide: 16:17 PDT 11.8
Low Tide: 23:21 PDT 1.8

Gale warning in effect.

Wind light becoming southeast 15 to 25 knots early this afternoon then
increasing to 25 to 35 early this evening except 40 northwest of Estevan
Point. Wind increasing to southeast 35 to 45 after midnight then diminishing
to westerly 30 Monday morning. Wind diminishing to westerly 10 to 20 near
noon Monday.

Seas 2 metres building to 5 late this evening and to 6 after midnight. Seas
subsiding to 4 Monday morning and to 2 Monday afternoon.

Recommended Tofino area beaches for today are :

Beginners: Cox Bay
Intermediate: Long Beach