Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 20 Feb 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
8.3° 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 1PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
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0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
2.2
S
0.6
W
2.2
S
2.4
S
3
S
4
S
4.5
S
5.5
S
5
S
5.5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
Period(s) (?)109999999111191691011131313131213131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)183137134104102765352565775817981010572344547171959321803579768362821354143946
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
30
ENE
25
E
35
E
30
ESE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
E
35
E
40
E
40
ESE
40
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
60
SSE
30
S
20
S
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:29PM
3.34
2:48AM
3.64
3:16PM
3.16
3:24AM
3.65
4:10PM
2.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:26AM
0.88
8:26PM
0.88
9:12AM
0.82
9:01PM
1.14
10:02AM
0.82
9:41PM
1.42
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise-7:22-------7:20-------7:18------
Sunset---5:51-------5:52-------5:54----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----11---263546536574232
Temp. °C333333445545466666668877
Feels °C (?)-3-3-3-3-4-5-3-4-2-4-3-2-4-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-5114
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