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Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Surf Forecast
/ Vancouver Island (15 breaks) / British Columbia (15 breaks) /
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Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 PDTForecast 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
9.6° 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 8AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 250 | 238 | 244 | 244 | 211 | 216 | 235 | 339 | 311 | 233 | 182 | 165 | 127 | 100 | 104 | 140 | 88 | 69 | 71 | 174 | 210 | 267 | 329 | 306 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:04AM 3.81 | 3:17PM 3.15 | 2:45AM 3.77 | 4:10PM 3.03 | 3:30AM 3.64 | 5:09PM 2.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:51AM 0.02 | 8:39PM 1.34 | 9:39AM 0.08 | 9:26PM 1.50 | 10:31AM 0.24 | 10:21PM 1.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
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