Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 21 Apr 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
9.9° 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 5PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
!
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.6
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)1616151514141313111111111111101010101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1251742102673293774309291152159917832574242717791298969603540480492482508521295
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
E
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassoncross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:09PM
2.90
4:23AM
3.43
6:14PM
2.78
5:26AM
3.18
7:24PM
2.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
0.24
10:21PM
1.63
11:31AM
0.43
11:26PM
1.73
12:38PM
0.60
12:48AM
1.75
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise6:20-------6:18-------6:16-------
Sunset----8:23-------8:25-------8:27---
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---22-------------------
Temp. °C111010910999101010111099899999998
Feels °C (?)8987888898710867677778876
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