Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 13 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
10.2° 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 5AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (14 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)6s
Evening (14 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
2
0
0
2
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
SSW
2.3
SW
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
3
W
3
WNW
3
WNW
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)1515151581567888991010101010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14414214214424594944186412049198651232847882878158615371557770683593486422304
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
40
WNW
40
NW
30
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
5
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:11PM
3.00
11:14AM
2.96
11:44PM
3.21
12:04PM
3.08
12:16AM
3.42
12:52PM
3.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:14AM
1.18
5:26PM
0.86
5:58AM
0.83
6:03PM
0.86
6:40AM
0.50
Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----6:33-------6:31-------6:30---
Sunset8:12-------8:13-------8:15-------
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--127864--11------------
Temp. °C887767776553467986555667
Feels °C (?)4532000-2-4-300031112122323
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