South Chesterman Beach surf break

South Chesterman Beach surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 PDT
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South Chesterman Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's South Chesterman Beach sea temperature is
12.9° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at South Chesterman Beach today?

The current surf forecast for South Chesterman Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (05 May)3ft (0.9m)11s

Table - waves today at South Chesterman Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.4
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
3
WNW
9
2.4
W
9
1.9
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
282
233
185
311
607
673
673
670
649
714
705
1254
879
894
683
524
441
296
284
235
192
138
138
136
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
SSE
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
0
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:21PM2.75m
3:22AM3.14m
5:06PM2.66m
4:02AM3.00m
5:57PM2.60m
4:50AM2.86m
Low Tide
9:32PM1.74m
10:26AM0.71m
10:14PM1.82m
11:11AM0.83m
11:07PM1.87m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:54
5:52
5:50
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8:45
8:45
8:47
8:49
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
9
8
9
10
9
9
9
7
6
9
7
6
7
7
6
7
7
6
7
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.4
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.5
W
8
1.5
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
2.4
WNW
9
2.4
W
9
1.9
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
Energy kJ
282
233
185
311
607
673
673
286
649
714
678
839
879
894
683
524
441
296
284
235
192
133
130
101
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
W
15
0.8
W
11
0.5
SW
17
0.9
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.5
W
12
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
16
1.4
W
11
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
97
99
157
144
148
95
206
670
99
104
162
482
169
169
166
162
99
97
134
136
138
138
138
136
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
13
0.5
SW
17
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.6
SSW
16
0.1
S
21
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.2
W
18
0.3
W
17
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
Energy kJ
6
82
133
200
17
148
74
95
18
18
18
166
9
15
15
59
59
24
53
81
77
121
112
104
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
5
1.8
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
3
WNW
9
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
Energy kJ
5
394
394
563
705
1254
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
124
124
0
164
0
0
0
124
124
124
136
0
0
0
0
1
124
18
1
120
1
124
124
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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