Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.12° N 125.90° W

Issued: 10 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) sea temperature is
12.2° C

1.8°C colder than average for this time of year

Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 5AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
1.4
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
18
1.8
WNW
6
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
21
0.6
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
21
1
W
9
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
251
336
336
190
195
200
197
154
167
140
159
271
316
249
152
152
224
305
305
180
264
261
388
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
N
0
NNW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
0
WSW
0
ENE
5
S
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
4:19AM2.90m
5:23PM2.98m
5:11AM2.73m
6:02PM3.03m
6:11AM2.57m
Low Tide
10:35PM1.40m
10:46AM0.71m
11:28PM1.31m
11:24AM0.89m
00:28AM1.20m
12:06PM1.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:30
9:29
9:29
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
10
11
13
12
10
10
9
10
11
11
13
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
13
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
0.6
W
12
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
9
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
21
0.9
WNW
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
9
Energy kJ
258
169
223
223
190
195
200
101
138
157
104
120
123
113
249
152
152
152
305
129
151
151
146
177
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
14
0.5
W
11
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
W
12
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
SW
18
0.2
SSW
24
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
21
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
20
Energy kJ
64
40
166
97
63
95
97
136
73
138
138
138
99
316
54
43
69
224
150
305
132
264
261
388
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
W
13
0.4
W
13
0.4
WNW
11
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
W
12
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
24
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSW
23
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SW
17
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
0.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
45
31
55
39
131
73
62
96
96
95
140
159
155
141
3
54
119
69
68
142
180
116
192
261
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
9
Energy kJ
157
251
336
336
197
154
167
129
127
271
98
118
102
91
56
138
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
812
91
1
0
0
122
147
685
685
167
91
122
122
125
827
1388
827
91
137
1
0
0
0
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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