Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.12° N 125.90° W

Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.6° 

Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 9PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
11
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
388
273
252
206
197
197
186
186
183
183
180
180
178
173
105
101
99
99
98
98
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
NNW
0
SE
0
ESE
5
ESE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:51PM2.92m
9:06AM2.30m
8:02PM2.86m
10:29AM2.39m
9:13PM2.88m
Low Tide
12:18PM1.78m
2:17AM1.09m
1:34PM1.93m
3:29AM1.04m
3:13PM1.96m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:28
8:25
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
15
16
18
19
18
19
18
18
17
17
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
15
16
18
20
19
20
18
17
16
17
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
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