Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 20 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
9.7° 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 2PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
3
2
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
SSW
0.6
W
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.6
WNW
2
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
Period(s) (?)111010108108716161515141413131311111112121112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18216212312098751337812517421026732937743092912211302150516881748161511941018
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
NW
10
W
5
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
S
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
S
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:10PM
3.03
3:30AM
3.64
5:09PM
2.90
4:23AM
3.43
6:14PM
2.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:39AM
0.08
9:26PM
1.50
10:31AM
0.24
10:21PM
1.63
11:31AM
0.43
11:26PM
1.73
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise6:22-------6:20-------6:18-------
Sunset----8:22-------8:23-------8:25---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------141----------
Temp. °C1415141313121111111011999999910101110109
Feels °C (?)12131212111191087857878777810776
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