Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 29 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
11.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than 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 6AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
1.5
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.6
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
582
498
582
480
473
466
556
398
398
392
437
344
403
344
285
228
224
286
377
343
302
358
309
326
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NNW
15
WNW
0
N
5
N
5
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
W
5
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
0
WSW
5
E
5
ENE
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:14AM3.37m
1:07PM3.02m
00:44AM3.40m
1:48PM3.01m
1:13AM3.41m
2:25PM2.98m
Low Tide
6:06PM1.17m
6:50AM0.56m
6:43PM1.28m
7:25AM0.47m
7:17PM1.39m
7:59AM0.43m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:03
6:01
6:01
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8:36
8:37
8:38
8:39
Temp °C
11
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
8
9
8
10
10
10
8
7
6
6
8
8
10
9
7
7
9
10
11
11
11
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.2
W
12
1.3
WNW
6
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
6
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
1.5
W
7
1.5
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.5
W
8
0.6
W
18
Energy kJ
582
498
582
480
473
466
556
398
398
392
437
143
123
104
285
228
218
286
377
343
302
358
309
224
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.3
W
20
0.4
W
19
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
64
63
39
8
10
17
34
34
34
74
74
344
403
344
57
34
224
174
99
96
89
67
117
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
9
9
9
38
35
23
23
23
24
17
4
53
33
36
30
29
52
37
28
28
28
27
27
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.2
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.6
WNW
8
Energy kJ
4
2
11
11
42
53
98
122
134
191
186
165
119
184
326
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
167
1
91
0
0
0
164
685
831
167
91
0
0
125
1274
1389
167
0
0
0
0
122
147
147
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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