Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 07 Mar 2026 PST
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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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today?

The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 7AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am March 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (07 Mar)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (07 Mar)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
W
2
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)101010111113131213131313121212121211121211111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)740834962113714522201233424142705321430122531223719442061178017801655266517631695182820712667
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassoncross-
on
ononcross-
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-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:33AM
3.50
3:10PM
3.02
3:03AM
3.40
3:53PM
2.82
3:35AM
3.27
4:43PM
2.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:00AM
0.87
8:50PM
1.37
9:40AM
0.97
9:21PM
1.60
10:26AM
1.10
9:57PM
1.80
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise--6:54-------6:52-------6:50-----
Sunset-----6:15-------6:16-------6:19--
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-11112561-----2111111111
Temp. °C888998998656664444444543
Feels °C (?)777765652-3-4-3-4-2-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-2
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