Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 25 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
12.0° C
(Which is 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 8AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 25). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (25 May)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (25 May)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
2
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4
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
12
1.7
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3
W
13
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
11
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
8
2
W
8
1
W
20
1.2
W
19
1.6
W
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
731
1706
2064
3010
7031
6761
7627
7225
5274
3318
2189
1706
1492
1833
1736
1630
1346
998
907
548
753
1052
1590
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
50
SE
10
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
E
15
E
10
NE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
0
W
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:10AM2.61m
9:36PM3.10m
10:21AM2.64m
10:19PM3.18m
11:21AM2.71m
10:58PM3.24m
Low Tide
3:15AM1.17m
3:08PM1.11m
4:14AM0.98m
4:01PM1.28m
5:06AM0.80m
4:50PM1.41m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:12
9:13
9:14
4
4
15
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
4
1
8
6
5
7
7
8
7
8
10
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
10
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
6
1.7
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3
W
13
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
9
2.2
W
9
2
W
9
2
W
8
0.6
W
22
1
W
20
1.2
W
19
2.4
WNW
8
Energy kJ
60
731
1706
2064
3010
7031
6761
7627
7225
5274
3318
2189
1706
1492
1257
1225
1087
794
603
576
326
753
1052
782
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
12
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
1.6
W
18
Energy kJ
187
124
155
171
838
124
110
106
86
79
177
179
240
179
175
173
169
166
164
158
152
128
126
1590
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
S
12
0.6
SSW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
W
24
0.4
W
22
0.1
S
11
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
Energy kJ
124
37
36
11
171
34
82
81
62
54
11
9
9
9
9
3
9
2
44
159
2
130
128
125
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
4
2.1
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
8
2
W
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
Energy kJ
39
290
183
133
1833
1736
1630
1346
998
907
548
745
1003
1356
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
4
3
3
8
6
6
6
5
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
Distance (km)
122
153
2
125
125
2
1
1
1
1
0
125
125
147
167
0
0
0
0
0
147
222
167
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
3
4
8
7
8
7
5
5
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
2
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
3
4
8
7
8
7
5
5
3
4
3
2
5
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
7
6
9
7
9
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