Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 PDT
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
8.8° 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 3PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (22 Mar)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (22 Mar)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
4
SW
5.5
SW
6
SW
5.5
SW
5
SW
Period(s) (?)101010111111111111111010101010101010121012121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11471076116310961030951841741741730703615609520458400302216224310693441006883447505
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
E
15
ESE
25
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
25
SSE
25
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:12PM
3.09
3:52AM
3.69
5:08PM
2.91
4:38AM
3.55
6:17PM
2.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:53AM
0.37
9:39PM
1.34
10:43AM
0.47
10:24PM
1.58
11:42AM
0.63
11:21PM
1.79
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise7:22-------7:20-------7:18-------
Sunset---7:38-------7:39-------7:42----
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light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C666665444677667645887666
Feels °C (?)3322210002344430-5-422-3-4-5-5
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