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Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 10 Jan 2026 PST
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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
8.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 1km away, Wickaninnish Inn Live Stream [With Audio]

How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today?

The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 9PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)--
Afternoon (10 Jan)16ft (5.0m)13s
Evening (10 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
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3
3
3
!
!
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
2.5
SW
1.9
WSW
2.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
WSW
3
W
3
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313121212181817161616151414141313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)80195014399737753207208924764209600759294585475710737102169395732660846090464638613449313527442317
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
40
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:06PM
2.64
6:20AM
3.29
7:33PM
2.55
7:14AM
3.27
9:02PM
2.58
8:09AM
3.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:16PM
1.47
11:40PM
1.65
1:24PM
1.42
12:36AM
1.90
2:30PM
1.33
1:47AM
2.06
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise-------8:15-------8:14-------8:14
Sunset-4:45-------4:46-------4:49------
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
173-143246161820121258106913311-
Temp. °C8788778989910101010111011101011111111
Feels °C (?)423111230344346758799998
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