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 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.1° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 4AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
17
0.6
W
17
0.6
W
17
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
9
0.6
W
15
1.1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
197
199
204
190
183
242
286
265
255
240
196
192
180
169
202
232
266
359
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
S
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:05AM3.46m
4:06PM3.27m
3:56AM3.23m
4:46PM3.27m
Low Tide
9:05PM1.11m
9:39AM0.10m
9:58PM1.04m
10:18AM0.36m
10:52PM1.02m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:21
9:20
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
14
13
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
Feels °C
14
12
14
13
12
13
13
15
15
13
13
14
14
12
11
11
12
14
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