Surf Forecasts:
Long Beach (Tofino Airport) surf forecast from 10 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 13 Nov, 8PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 19s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 13 Nov, 11PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 19s period, WSW swell with 14,289 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 12 Nov, 5AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW 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 Thursday (Nov 12) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 2.3m and 10s. 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 4.5m 19s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Nov 13) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.2m 7s period and expected on Tuesday (Nov 17) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Thu 12th Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Fri 13th Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) 19s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Fri 13th Nov) | 15ft (4.5m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Long Beach (Tofino Airport) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 160mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the ESE by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 78mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, strong winds from the E by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SSW 8 | S 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5998 | 4728 | 5401 | 2515 | 3500 | 3923 | 3209 | 2666 | 2158 | 3633 | 4585 | 12189 | 5501 | 2620 | 972 | 497 | 2721 | 8797 | 10035 | 7344 | 3388 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:15PM3.33m | 1:37AM2.83m | 12:49PM3.27m | 2:18AM2.75m | 1:25PM3.17m | 3:00AM2.66m | 2:02PM3.05m | 3:47AM2.58m | 2:43PM2.90m | 4:38AM2.53m | 3:29PM2.74m | 5:33AM2.52m | 4:26PM2.58m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05PM0.26m | 6:56AM1.49m | 7:42PM0.33m | 7:33AM1.56m | 8:22PM0.44m | 8:11AM1.65m | 9:03PM0.58m | 8:55AM1.73m | 9:48PM0.72m | 9:47AM1.80m | 10:36PM0.86m | 10:54AM1.82m | 11:27PM0.98m | ||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:40 | — |
mm | 5 | 33 | 53 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 5998 | 4728 | 5401 | 2515 | 3500 | 3923 | 3209 | 2666 | 2158 | 3633 | 4585 | 12189 | 5501 | 2620 | 874 | 497 | 1581 | 8797 | 10035 | 7344 | 3388 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 11 | — | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 19 | S 8 | WSW 19 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 23 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 92 | 116 | 110 | 799 | — | 1568 | 644 | 409 | 15 | 415 | 3033 | 1512 | 1100 | 916 | 972 | 408 | 1041 | 1555 | 895 | 586 | 356 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | S 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | W 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 8 | 42 | 31 | 63 | — | 146 | 86 | 64 | 64 | 163 | 103 | 91 | 134 | 131 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 8 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 2387 | 1712 | 3260 | 2057 | — | — | 358 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 2721 | — | 1352 | 771 | 454 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 126 | 136 | 126 | 126 | 136 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 126 | 111 | 0 | 126 | 111 | 136 | 136 | 141 | 111 | 126 | 111 | 9 |
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