Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 24 Dec 2025 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
9.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 1km away, Wickaninnish Inn Live Stream [With Audio]


How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today?

The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 3PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Dec)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (24 Dec)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (24 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
1
W
1
W
0.8
WNW
0.9
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.6
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
2
S
1.7
S
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)8999911101010121111111110131313131212899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12814213613510122919613114831624719418715018491917781751169711557866146921185
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
5
NE
5
SW
10
SE
15
E
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
SE
20
SE
10
E
15
E
5
NNE
10
NNW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:45PM
3.32
4:13AM
3.16
3:35PM
3.15
4:54AM
3.21
4:33PM
2.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:00AM
1.84
9:31PM
0.80
9:54AM
1.78
10:11PM
0.94
10:55AM
1.68
10:54PM
1.13
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
Sunrise-8:15-------8:15-------8:17------
Sunset---4:29-------4:30-------4:30----
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-152--------------------
Temp. °C653444444566666666665332
Feels °C (?)1311-1-1-1-1-102022430-2-2-2-3-2-2-2
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