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Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 14 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
8.8° 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 11PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)--
Evening (14 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.4
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121111111111101010101111171615151413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)307025071720128499373666650642933833225420016314211711411097203228405433482
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
N
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SE
5
S
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
SSW
0
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offglassglassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		glassglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off		glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:00PM
2.80
9:50AM
3.41
11:41PM
2.91
10:34AM
3.49
12:16AM
3.01
11:14AM
3.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:23PM
1.04
3:53AM
2.11
5:06PM
0.88
4:40AM
2.06
5:44PM
0.75
5:21AM
1.98
Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-----8:11-------8:11-------8:11--
Sunset-------4:52-------4:53-------4:55
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C999977888888889999999999
Feels °C (?)787755666555566776666566
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