Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 07 May 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
13.2° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than 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 11PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)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 12°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
W
14
0.4
W
14
1
SW
7
1.1
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
375
290
234
190
186
138
138
136
102
102
100
68
107
384
787
764
773
773
724
745
698
619
584
455
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
on
High Tide
5:57PM2.60m
4:50AM2.86m
6:56PM2.58m
5:51AM2.71m
7:56PM2.62m
7:08AM2.59m
Low Tide
11:11AM0.83m
11:07PM1.87m
12:04PM0.94m
00:16AM1.87m
1:04PM1.01m
1:37AM1.77m
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:50
5:48
5:48
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8:47
8:49
8:51
8:52
Temp °C
10
10
9
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.6
SW
4
0.8
SW
5
1
SW
7
1.1
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
Energy kJ
375
290
234
190
186
133
103
99
74
37
13
34
107
384
787
764
773
773
724
745
698
619
584
455
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
WSW
14
1
SW
7
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
20
0.7
W
12
Energy kJ
99
97
134
136
138
138
138
136
97
89
87
68
105
107
66
67
66
78
150
121
128
148
151
148
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSW
20
Energy kJ
59
24
53
81
77
121
112
104
102
102
100
57
67
67
51
47
77
65
42
36
36
155
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
2
3
2
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
125
125
125
2
125
19
2
125
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
203
189
0
0
1
1
0
229
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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