Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 PST
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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
8.4° 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 1AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm February 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (19 Feb)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.3
WNW
0.6
WNW
2.2
S
Period(s) (?)129910109998810101099999981115149
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40425135542638326522013710165165125146137134132997673518144147770
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
35
E
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:44AM
3.48
1:45PM
3.47
2:15AM
3.58
2:29PM
3.34
2:48AM
3.64
3:16PM
3.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:24PM
0.56
7:44AM
1.01
7:54PM
0.69
8:26AM
0.88
8:26PM
0.88
9:12AM
0.82
Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-----7:24-------7:22-------7:20--
Sunset-------5:50-------5:51-------5:52
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
3----------------------3
Temp. °C432222333333234544454564
Feels °C (?)0-2-3-2-2-3-2-1-1-2-2-2-4-3-2-1-2-2-3-2-3-3-3-4
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