Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
13.2° C
(Which is 2.5°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 4AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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 12°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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)
1
4
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
2
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
W
14
1
SW
7
1.1
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
614
594
1061
819
606
457
375
290
234
190
186
138
138
136
102
102
100
91
142
894
980
915
868
868
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:06PM2.66m
4:02AM3.00m
5:57PM2.60m
4:50AM2.86m
6:56PM2.58m
5:51AM2.71m
Low Tide
10:14PM1.82m
11:11AM0.83m
11:07PM1.87m
12:04PM0.94m
00:16AM1.87m
1:04PM1.01m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:52
5:50
5:48
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8:45
8:47
8:49
8:51
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
11
7
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
8
6
7
7
8
8
8
7
9
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
12
1.7
WNW
8
2
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.8
SSW
5
1
SW
7
1.1
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
Energy kJ
614
335
1061
819
606
457
375
290
234
190
186
133
103
78
57
37
34
91
142
894
980
915
868
868
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
1.5
W
12
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
W
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
Energy kJ
162
594
169
166
166
160
99
97
134
136
138
138
138
136
97
89
100
68
99
67
66
44
44
78
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.6
SSW
16
0.1
S
21
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.2
W
18
0.3
W
17
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
SW
13
0.4
W
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
18
166
9
15
15
59
59
24
53
81
77
121
112
104
102
102
87
58
68
53
51
47
77
42
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
S
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
316
569
1
1
3
12
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
Distance (km)
125
0
0
0
0
2
125
125
0
2
2
2
0
137
19
19
0
0
0
0
0
19
827
1388
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
4
4
3
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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