Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 07 Mar 2026 PST
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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
8.8° 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 1AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 3.0m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm March 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (08 Mar)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (08 Mar)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
WNW
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)131213131313121212121212121212121212131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)266029472904279026012531207419442400209419211517242622602418246023382457244423092309207421981941
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:03AM
3.40
3:53PM
2.82
3:35AM
3.27
4:43PM
2.63
4:12AM
3.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:50PM
1.37
9:40AM
0.97
9:21PM
1.60
10:26AM
1.10
9:57PM
1.80
11:23AM
1.22
Sat
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise----6:52-------6:50-------6:48---
Sunset-------6:16-------6:19-------6:20
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
672----11111111111-32122
Temp. °C998867654443445543344444
Feels °C (?)5542-1-1-3-4-5-5-4-5-4-3-3-3-3-2-1-2-10-10
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