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 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) sea temperature is
12.3°C
0.2° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 2PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (17 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (17 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.4
WSW
10
2.1
W
13
2.2
W
12
2.1
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
932
1420
1461
1257
1161
1000
936
373
1407
1401
1227
1074
904
686
599
507
426
347
333
240
229
226
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
0
ESE
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
0
ENE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:17AM2.57m
5:04PM2.86m
7:30AM2.54m
6:13PM2.72m
8:43AM2.61m
7:46PM2.66m
Low Tide
11:15AM2.02m
00:37AM1.14m
12:32PM2.07m
1:47AM1.20m
2:11PM2.00m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
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7:46
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7:48
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7:50
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6:30
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6:28
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6:25
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
11
12
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
8
8
9
8
8
7
7
7
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
8
9
9
8
9
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