Surf Forecasts:
Long Beach (Tofino Airport) surf forecast from 14 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 20 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 19 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period, WNW swell with 2,789 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 17 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Long Beach (Tofino Airport) this week:
The surf forecast for Long Beach (Tofino Airport) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 17) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 2.1m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 0.9m and 20s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Long Beach (Tofino Airport) in the next 16 days are 4.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 19) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 17th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 20th Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Fri 19th Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Long Beach (Tofino Airport) over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 9 | WNW 10 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | WNW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 246 | 246 | 208 | 378 | 563 | 368 | 943 | 799 | 1093 | 1004 | 782 | 547 | 711 | 732 | 1411 | 539 | 971 | 1958 | 1260 | 1851 | 655 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:10PM2.88m | 00:22AM3.74m | 2:01PM2.95m | 1:15AM3.77m | 2:51PM2.99m | 2:08AM3.70m | 3:40PM3.01m | 3:02AM3.54m | 4:29PM3.02m | 3:57AM3.31m | 5:19PM3.03m | 4:55AM3.03m | 6:08PM3.03m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM1.42m | 7:25AM-0.20m | 7:14PM1.39m | 8:15AM-0.22m | 8:08PM1.35m | 9:05AM-0.13m | 9:04PM1.33m | 9:54AM0.05m | 10:03PM1.31m | 10:42AM0.29m | 11:05PM1.30m | 11:30AM0.56m | 00:11AM1.27m | ||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | SSW 16 | WSW 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 19 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 18 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 110 | 122 | 202 | 257 | 273 | 138 | 943 | 799 | 583 | 282 | 782 | 443 | 273 | 425 | 656 | 539 | 258 | 885 | 580 | 273 | 217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 24 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | S 14 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 246 | 246 | 208 | 273 | 563 | 228 | 169 | 169 | 557 | 1004 | 94 | 547 | 711 | 541 | 381 | 330 | 74 | 236 | 142 | 140 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 24 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | S 16 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 60 | 101 | 99 | 89 | 56 | 368 | 28 | 28 | 218 | 107 | — | 102 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 30 | 96 | 176 | 45 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 4 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 62 | 378 | 325 | 16 | 229 | 792 | 1093 | — | 539 | — | — | 732 | 1411 | — | 971 | 1958 | 1260 | 1851 | 655 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 695 | 12 | 114 | 819 | 114 | 1014 | 1014 | 0 | 111 | 192 | 0 | 111 | 820 | 0 | 111 | 1702 | 0 | 111 | 1381 | 12 |
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