Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 01 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
8.8° 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 6PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 01). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (01 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (01 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.6
WNW
1.5
W
1.9
WSW
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
W
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)11101010101010131211121111101010109988999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28235429028233348244311041805150914131191935706520441322260366422445413402355
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
35
ESE
20
E
5
E
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:18PM
3.29
1:24AM
3.49
1:58PM
3.24
1:52AM
3.51
2:37PM
3.16
2:21AM
3.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:10AM
0.74
7:14PM
0.90
7:46AM
0.62
7:46PM
1.05
8:21AM
0.56
8:17PM
1.22
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
Sunrise7:01-------6:58-------6:56-------
Sunset---7:53-------7:54-------7:57----
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
9101-34---------1112122--
Temp. °C567766667788878766677788
Feels °C (?)-2-22543434455645411232456
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