Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 03 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
8.9° 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 12AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (04 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
1.2
WNW
1.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)8899999999101012111111111111111010610
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)488537493477413355304263247247262266535499482401332279227223172125117399
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
10
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
SE
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:37PM
3.16
2:21AM
3.48
3:14PM
3.05
2:50AM
3.41
3:52PM
2.92
3:19AM
3.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:17PM
1.22
8:55AM
0.57
8:48PM
1.38
9:30AM
0.63
9:18PM
1.54
10:08AM
0.74
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise------6:54-------6:52-------6:50-
Sunset-7:57-------7:58--------8:00-----
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
61131--------------------
Temp. °C8888999101010101010101012121212111110910
Feels °C (?)4565666987777871098988755
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