Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 28 Mar 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
8.6° 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 8AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.9
WNW
2.4
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)10101099998888151667777788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)62553358036531118924716513210478899422949733826522729924518114910875
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:42AM
3.11
11:05PM
3.00
10:50AM
3.18
11:47PM
3.17
11:46AM
3.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:48AM
1.71
4:32PM
0.72
4:53AM
1.44
5:22PM
0.68
5:45AM
1.17
6:04PM
0.69
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise--7:09-------7:07-------7:05-----
Sunset-----7:47-------7:49-------7:51--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C655566655445676433355655
Feels °C (?)100110111110-2-4-5-5-5-4-310111
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