Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 PST
Forecast 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
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 3AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm February 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (18 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212999999888101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17831314103788473661746439740421229530230224820212711683133194177137132129
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:15AM
3.37
1:03PM
3.55
1:44AM
3.48
1:45PM
3.47
2:15AM
3.58
2:29PM
3.34
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
Tue
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-----7:26-------7:24-------7:22--
Sunset-------5:47-------5:50-------5:51
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------11------------1--
Temp. °C544334443222223343322344
Feels °C (?)200-2-2-1-1-2-2-2-3-2-2-3-1-10-2-2-3-3-2-2-2
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