Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 26 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
11.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 7AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (26 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (26 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
14
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.7
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
0.8
W
11
1.6
WNW
7
2
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
449
933
919
892
851
737
694
800
669
540
413
393
324
284
353
527
596
566
210
143
149
225
447
330
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NE
0
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
W
5
W
5
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
S
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
WNW
0
NNW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
E
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:30AM2.84m
10:25PM3.06m
10:38AM2.88m
11:06PM3.19m
11:35AM2.95m
Low Tide
3:39AM1.40m
3:54PM0.87m
4:39AM1.14m
4:43PM0.95m
5:29AM0.90m
5:27PM1.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:11
6:09
6:07
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8:31
8:32
8:35
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
7
6
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
7
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
10
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.7
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
8
1.4
WNW
8
0.4
W
12
1.8
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
0.8
W
11
1.6
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
Energy kJ
248
933
919
892
851
737
694
800
669
540
413
393
324
284
47
378
375
300
210
143
149
225
346
318
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
W
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
S
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.3
W
19
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
18
0.8
W
16
Energy kJ
449
71
69
37
35
35
35
35
35
34
53
34
34
31
26
102
103
97
121
116
66
112
219
330
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.6
W
18
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
Energy kJ
71
7
7
7
7
7
7
11
10
10
59
9
9
9
34
34
34
34
11
11
11
224
78
78
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
7
2
WNW
8
Energy kJ
353
527
596
566
118
447
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
125
125
125
0
0
0
0
0
2
122
122
122
0
0
0
0
122
0
0
122
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
1
1
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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