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Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 27 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
7.8° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 2AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jan)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (28 Jan)10ft (3.0m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
!
!
!
3
2
2
2
!
2
!
!
!
!
4
2
!
1
!
!
!
!
4
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
S
3.5
S
4
S
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
S
3
S
3
S
3.5
SSW
3
S
4.5
SW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
4
SSW
2.5
WSW
3.5
SW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
3
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)91010111110101010101414131313131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)153327563199247620731714173717992216170278324530397837083451312347801989303765495138482727303288
Wind
(km/h)
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
SE
20
S
20
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
35
ESE
45
SE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:21PM
2.67
7:38AM
3.58
9:47PM
2.80
8:47AM
3.66
10:50PM
2.98
9:52AM
3.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:08AM
2.01
3:04PM
0.84
2:35AM
2.06
4:10PM
0.63
3:52AM
1.97
Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise-----7:58-------7:58-------7:56--
Sunset-------5:13-------5:15-------5:15
mod rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
10653138713121616743-412161315167-
Temp. °C8879998887888888999109889
Feels °C (?)-1-1-155211-1-111122232010046
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