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Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Surf Forecast
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Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 29 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 2PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | WNW 7 | SW 21 | SW 21 | |
1340 | 998 | 2760 | 2157 | 1382 | 1047 | 396 | 710 | 1012 | 734 | 610 | 670 | 750 | 669 | 514 | 441 | 340 | 416 | 386 | 308 | 305 | 356 | 458 | 433 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:57PM2.83m | 00:08AM3.31m | 1:37PM2.85m | 00:42AM3.32m | 2:15PM2.85m | 1:15AM3.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30AM0.54m | 6:15PM1.58m | 7:07AM0.46m | 6:52PM1.63m | 7:42AM0.41m | 7:27PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
 | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:19 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 12 | SSW 16 | W 12 | SSW 16 | W 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
 kJ | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 34 | 396 | 48 | 786 | 95 | 610 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 514 | 441 | 340 | 284 | 75 | 308 | 305 | 212 | 225 | 171 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 25 | SSW 15 | SW 25 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 22 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | — | — | 78 | 25 | 48 | 33 | 48 | 25 | 92 | 25 | 23 | 55 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 185 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 458 | 433 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | S 22 | SSW 13 | S 22 | SW 26 | SW 25 | SW 24 | SW 20 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 9 | 33 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 54 | 86 | 138 | 135 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 305 | 68 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 4 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 1340 | 998 | 2760 | 2157 | 1382 | 1047 | 84 | 710 | 1012 | 734 | 17 | 670 | 750 | 669 | 41 | 30 | — | 416 | 386 | 200 | 263 | 356 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 765 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 485 | 487 | 506 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 167 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 153 | 685 | 685 | 746 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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