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Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 08 Mar 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
8.8° 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 5AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (09 Mar)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (09 Mar)10ft (3.0m)12s

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

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Sun
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
!
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212121212131312121212121111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)207016441775288022962845221923772839237720962198230523092038179415991573139611901027898795700
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
20
SW
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
N
5
E
10
ESE
20
SE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		oncross-
on		ononononcross-
on		onglassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:35AM
3.27
5:43PM
2.63
5:12AM
3.13
6:50PM
2.47
6:01AM
3.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:21PM
1.60
11:26AM
1.10
10:57PM
1.80
12:23PM
1.22
11:43PM
1.98
1:38PM
1.29
Sun
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise----7:50-------7:48-------7:46---
Sunset-------7:17-------7:20-------7:22
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
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Rain (mm)
1-1121111--14112222--247
Temp. °C544444444334455555555457
Feels °C (?)-3-3-2-1-2-3-4-4-3-3-1-2-110-1-11032104
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