Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 16 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
9.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 4AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.1
W
1.3
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)767888151414141414171710999888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)328188114232947555103991291239611395148203231197224294302294232197
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
0
S
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
NNE
10
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:50AM
3.61
1:40PM
3.22
1:26AM
3.75
2:27PM
3.22
2:04AM
3.81
3:17PM
3.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:39PM
0.93
7:23AM
0.23
7:17PM
1.04
8:06AM
0.07
7:57PM
1.19
8:51AM
0.02
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:28-------6:26-------6:24---
Sunset8:15-------8:17-------8:19-------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C87777777777881012111213121213141614
Feels °C (?)2245444554444677798910111311
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