Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 PDT
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Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) sea temperature is
10.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today?

The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 6PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (22 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s

Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

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

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
11
2
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
0.6
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.8
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1174
1092
1211
1628
1919
1457
1146
803
461
445
391
399
463
452
208
213
213
260
248
202
154
229
153
187
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
W
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
SE
10
S
5
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
E
5
E
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
0
NW
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
6:14PM2.78m
5:26AM3.18m
7:24PM2.74m
6:46AM2.97m
8:35PM2.79m
Low Tide
11:31AM0.43m
11:26PM1.73m
12:38PM0.60m
00:48AM1.75m
1:49PM0.73m
2:23AM1.63m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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6:18
6:16
6:15
6:13
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8:25
8:27
8:29
8:30
Temp °C
10
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
9
9
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
7
8
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
11
2
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
9
Energy kJ
1174
1092
1211
1628
1919
1457
1146
803
461
445
391
399
463
452
208
213
213
260
248
202
154
125
101
108
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.3
W
16
0.3
SSW
18
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.4
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.8
W
12
Energy kJ
13
29
29
29
29
29
15
15
285
228
180
102
46
61
150
116
85
78
107
102
134
229
153
187
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
W
16
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
W
16
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
29
7
3
20
20
37
37
37
14
41
41
46
61
45
60
79
79
51
51
86
86
85
84
48
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
4
Energy kJ
3
2
3
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
11
125
125
2
0
0
0
0
2
125
0
0
0
0
0
0
122
122
147
147
1
11
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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