Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 18 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
9.7° 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 4PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Afternoon (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
0.7
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)17171099981688881212111111101010101088
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1139514820721622024421924425025025623933930523718213112712010612812271
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
20
SE
20
SE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
S
5
SSE
10
S
5
SE
10
SE
10
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassglasscrosscrossglassglasscrossglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:27PM
3.22
2:04AM
3.81
3:17PM
3.15
2:45AM
3.77
4:10PM
3.03
3:30AM
3.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:06AM
0.07
7:57PM
1.19
8:51AM
0.02
8:39PM
1.34
9:39AM
0.08
9:26PM
1.50
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise6:26-------6:24-------6:22-------
Sunset----8:19-------8:21-------8:22---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C91113111112121212161313131313131314121313121110
Feels °C (?)5676688991411111111101112121111111097
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