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Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Surf Forecast
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Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 28 May 2026 PDTForecast 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
12.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 2PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | |
2038 | 2191 | 2164 | 4758 | 4618 | 2061 | 2130 | 1960 | 1543 | 1121 | 946 | 2366 | 1543 | 1072 | 396 | 464 | 786 | 734 | 778 | 835 | 846 | 748 | 669 | 692 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 12:12PM2.78m | 11:34PM3.28m | 12:57PM2.83m | 00:08AM3.31m | 1:37PM2.85m | 00:42AM3.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM0.65m | 5:34PM1.51m | 6:30AM0.54m | 6:15PM1.58m | 7:07AM0.46m | 6:52PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:17 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 11 |
 kJ | 2038 | 2191 | 2164 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 34 | 396 | 464 | 48 | 95 | 92 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 505 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 25 | SW 26 | SW 25 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 258 | 80 | 79 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | 25 | 63 | 48 | 33 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 55 | 54 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 21 | S 22 | — | — | — | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 23 |
| kJ | 118 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | 15 | 37 | 86 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | 225 | 285 | 4758 | 4618 | 2061 | 2130 | 1960 | 1543 | 1121 | 946 | 2366 | 1543 | 1072 | 95 | 57 | 786 | 734 | 778 | 835 | 846 | 748 | 669 | 692 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 125 | 826 | 765 | 765 | 765 | 765 | 812 | 827 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 506 | 11 | 401 | 685 | 685 | 1388 | 1388 | 685 | 23 | 11 |
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