Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 PDT
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
8.7° 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 10PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)--
Afternoon (23 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (23 Mar)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
0
0
0
0
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1
W
1
W
4
SSW
4.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
3
WSW
2
SW
2.4
W
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2
WSW
Period(s) (?)111010101010101010101111101010109989910109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)639615535452452400302212221252047023067303434591631102676089198963610001269983659
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
45
ESE
35
SE
30
WSW
25
SW
40
SSW
50
SW
30
WSW
5
SSW
10
ENE
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
20
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:08PM
2.91
4:38AM
3.55
6:17PM
2.73
5:34AM
3.35
7:39PM
2.64
6:50AM
3.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:24PM
1.58
11:42AM
0.63
11:21PM
1.79
12:53PM
0.78
12:39AM
1.92
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise------7:18-------7:16-------7:13-
Sunset-7:39-------7:42-------7:43------
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----31035222211331111--1
Temp. °C677765469877665346654435
Feels °C (?)23450-1-4-4210-3-6-220-3-2-3-201-10
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