Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.12° N 125.90° W

Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) sea temperature is
15.2°C
1.0° 

Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 5AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)21s
Afternoon (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
7
0.4
SW
21
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
221
186
172
162
147
146
146
99
236
236
236
236
236
184
179
203
199
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
0
NW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ENE
0
N
0
N
5
NW
5
NW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:47AM2.40m
5:51PM2.85m
8:22AM2.37m
7:09PM2.74m
Low Tide
00:15AM1.05m
11:39AM1.91m
1:28AM1.14m
12:57PM2.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:28
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
14
15
13
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
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