Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 03 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 1PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (03 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (03 Apr)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)1098899999999101012111111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)391405468528493427366355304263247247260266535499482401338279274223172125
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:37PM
3.16
2:21AM
3.48
3:14PM
3.05
2:50AM
3.41
3:52PM
2.92
3:19AM
3.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:21AM
0.56
8:17PM
1.22
8:55AM
0.57
8:48PM
1.38
9:30AM
0.63
9:18PM
1.54
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
Sunrise6:56-------6:54-------6:52-------
Sunset---7:57-------7:58--------8:00---
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
556831------------------
Temp. °C778888899101010101010101012121212121110
Feels °C (?)3345555779877777710989987
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