Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 05 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
8.9° 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 8PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)--
Afternoon (05 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)1111111110101066678888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)332279274223172125386143193329524725712572509365365604618398270196168168
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
5
NW
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:52PM
2.92
3:19AM
3.31
4:34PM
2.77
3:52AM
3.19
5:22PM
2.62
4:29AM
3.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:18PM
1.54
10:08AM
0.74
9:52PM
1.69
10:51AM
0.88
10:30PM
1.83
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise------6:50-------6:48-------6:47-
Sunset--8:00-------8:00-------8:02-----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1313131211109109877655789987777
Feels °C (?)10910986452-1-10-2-3-1213643454
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