Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 06 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
13.2° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than 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 12PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (06 May)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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)
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
4
3
3
3
3
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
14
1.4
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.6
W
12
2.5
WNW
8
2.3
W
8
1.9
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
607
673
663
670
566
628
690
898
772
894
683
524
441
296
279
196
192
138
138
136
102
102
99
91
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
0
NE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:22AM3.14m
5:06PM2.66m
4:02AM3.00m
5:57PM2.60m
4:50AM2.86m
6:56PM2.58m
Low Tide
10:26AM0.71m
10:14PM1.82m
11:11AM0.83m
11:07PM1.87m
12:04PM0.94m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:54
5:52
5:50
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8:45
8:47
8:49
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
9
7
9
7
8
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
8
8
7
6
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
14
1.4
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.6
W
12
2.1
WNW
8
2.3
W
8
1.9
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
SW
4
0.7
SW
6
Energy kJ
607
673
663
670
566
628
690
578
772
894
683
524
441
296
279
196
192
133
130
99
57
52
9
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
17
0.9
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.3
W
8
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
16
1.5
W
11
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
Energy kJ
148
95
206
196
99
104
162
556
169
166
166
118
115
97
134
136
138
138
138
136
97
102
99
91
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.5
SW
17
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.1
SW
21
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
21
0.6
SSW
16
0.1
S
21
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.2
W
18
0.3
W
17
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
17
148
74
95
18
2
18
166
9
15
15
59
59
24
53
81
77
121
112
104
102
89
87
68
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
0.4
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
Energy kJ
344
333
498
630
898
3
14
1
5
1
1
3
6
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
137
0
0
125
125
125
137
0
0
0
0
0
125
2
0
122
0
2
2
125
122
19
23
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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