Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 24 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
8.3° 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 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (24 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (24 Feb)5ft (1.5m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)999885716151566788889999121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30824919911933412421212210610411314431651465574574867077579268095510271100
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
0
WNW
10
W
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:56AM
3.51
6:42PM
2.63
6:02AM
3.40
8:18PM
2.64
7:24AM
3.35
9:39PM
2.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:10PM
0.95
11:33PM
1.94
1:31PM
0.95
1:06AM
2.05
2:51PM
0.84
2:42AM
1.98
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise-7:16-------7:13-------7:11------
Sunset---5:58-------5:59-------6:00----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------11123211-1-----
Temp. °C566776667888888898888776
Feels °C (?)242210113334322354444310
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