Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 PST
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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
8.5° 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 8PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)--
Afternoon (17 Feb)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (17 Feb)7ft (2.1m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)13131313131212121212109999999881010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)234021661783131410378847366175374642262352702832482061691319683202192177137
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
SW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
0
ENE
5
S
5
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
10
ESE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffglassglassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:22PM
3.56
1:15AM
3.37
1:03PM
3.55
1:44AM
3.48
1:45PM
3.47
2:15AM
3.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:54PM
0.52
7:03AM
1.19
7:24PM
0.56
7:44AM
1.01
7:54PM
0.69
8:26AM
0.88
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-------7:26-------7:24-------7:22
Sunset-5:45-------5:47-------5:50------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------11--------------
Temp. °C555433322232111233332223
Feels °C (?)1220-1-2-100-1-1-3-4-3-3-2-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-2
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