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Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 PST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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)
Nearby Cam: 1km away, Wickaninnish Inn Live Stream [With Audio]

How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today?

The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 5PM is: 4.5m 17s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)--
Afternoon (07 Jan)15ft (4.5m)17s
Evening (07 Jan)20ft (6.0m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
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0
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4
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
W
4.5
W
6
W
6
W
6
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2
W
2
W
1.9
W
2.1
WSW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
Period(s) (?)171716161616161515151414141413131312111111121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10256105291868816278166309668831469866040519044893609305623341866132912781098102715521882286146245862
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
0
NNW
20
WNW
45
NW
30
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
NE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
35
E
35
E
30
E
35
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:11PM
3.38
4:10AM
3.44
4:02PM
3.10
4:50AM
3.40
4:58PM
2.84
5:33AM
3.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:37PM
0.71
10:12AM
1.47
10:15PM
1.03
11:11AM
1.48
10:55PM
1.35
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise-------8:15-------8:15-------8:15
Sunset-4:42-------4:44-------4:45------
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---1--1----12--11----261
Temp. °C565544346665678888898778
Feels °C (?)24-1-6-4-2-101241234322230-1-10
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