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 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) sea temperature is
15.1°C
1.1° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 5PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (21 Sep)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (21 Sep)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
3
4
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
18
1.7
W
14
1.9
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
416
1036
1237
1218
1163
948
819
805
678
621
599
517
442
434
498
649
814
906
771
663
566
524
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
W
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
5
NNE
5
WNW
0
SE
5
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:37AM2.59m
9:46PM2.83m
11:13AM2.74m
10:41PM2.94m
11:44AM2.90m
Low Tide
3:59PM1.84m
4:38AM0.94m
4:49PM1.63m
5:20AM0.82m
5:30PM1.39m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:23
7:22
7:20
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
10
11
9
11
10
12
11
11
11
10
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