Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 10 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
9.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 1AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (11 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (11 Apr)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
1.1
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)1212171818181818151517161616161698888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)236228243316316316312204176223168330334330264226197346404392341333273302
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
S
15
S
5
SSW
0
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:58PM
2.51
7:51AM
2.70
9:54PM
2.64
9:15AM
2.74
10:35PM
2.81
10:20AM
2.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:01PM
1.15
2:08AM
1.98
3:06PM
1.09
3:28AM
1.79
4:00PM
1.00
4:26AM
1.51
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise------6:39-------6:37-------6:35-
Sunset--8:07-------8:08-------8:09-----
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C11111111111111109999888999888888
Feels °C (?)99999101076788655654333222
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