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Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 PST
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
8.5° C
 (Which is 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 10PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)--
Afternoon (11 Jan)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (11 Jan)15ft (4.5m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
3
0
!
!
!
0
!
!
!
!
!
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
!
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
3.5
WSW
3
W
4.5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)171616161514141413131313131212121212121212161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)60075929458510142115629177867475436175644055764314357430422545231720671680150214771452189452555417
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
ESE
25
SSE
35
SSW
20
SW
15
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SW
10
S
5
S
10
E
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:33PM
2.55
7:14AM
3.27
9:02PM
2.58
8:09AM
3.29
10:09PM
2.68
9:02AM
3.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:24PM
1.42
12:36AM
1.90
2:30PM
1.33
1:47AM
2.06
3:31PM
1.19
2:57AM
2.12
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-------8:14-------8:14-------8:12
Sunset-4:46-------4:49-------4:50------
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heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
6132013111315910101512211-------18
Temp. °C91010111110101010111010111111111213131212111110
Feels °C (?)3565777568891088810111210119108
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