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Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 PST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
7.8° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 9AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jan)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (28 Jan)13ft (4.0m)11s

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

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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
2
2
2
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!
!
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!
3
2
1
0
!
!
!
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4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
S
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
4
SSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
SW
4.5
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)101111101010101114141313131313131112121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)319926202031164016471985214940034510455651055164460531232676198916525116660050673050250424921995
Wind
(km/h)
35
SE
15
S
15
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
35
ESE
40
ESE
50
ESE
45
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:38AM
3.58
9:47PM
2.80
8:47AM
3.66
10:50PM
2.98
9:52AM
3.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:08AM
2.01
3:04PM
0.84
2:35AM
2.06
4:10PM
0.63
3:52AM
1.97
5:06PM
0.42
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise---7:58-------7:58-------7:56----
Sunset-----5:13-------5:15-------5:15--
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Rain (mm)
6414910231315191442-517222325225---
Temp. °C7899888888888999998891099
Feels °C (?)-1553211010022320-20134654
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