Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.12° N 125.90° W

Issued: 10 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) sea temperature is
12.2° C

1.8°C colder than average for this time of year

Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 3PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.6
SSW
14
1.8
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
6
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
21
0.6
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
21
1
W
9
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.6
SSW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
195
200
197
383
160
140
289
242
316
249
152
152
224
305
305
180
264
261
388
485
485
388
253
Wind (km/h)
0
NNW
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
WSW
0
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
WSW
15
WNW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:23PM2.98m
5:11AM2.73m
6:02PM3.03m
6:11AM2.57m
6:46PM3.11m
Low Tide
10:46AM0.71m
11:28PM1.31m
11:24AM0.89m
00:28AM1.20m
12:06PM1.11m
1:31AM1.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:26
5:26
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:29
9:29
9:28
 mm
2
2
2
4
3
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
10
9
10
9
11
11
13
12
13
12
12
13
12
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.7
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
9
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
190
195
200
136
138
160
101
98
80
113
86
152
152
152
88
132
154
154
150
150
150
150
177
206
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
11
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SW
21
0.6
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
21
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.6
SSW
20
Energy kJ
63
95
149
73
73
138
138
124
101
316
249
43
69
224
305
305
132
264
261
388
485
485
388
253
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
W
12
0.4
SW
13
0.5
W
10
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.2
SSW
23
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
131
73
62
51
96
95
140
138
155
141
54
54
119
69
150
142
180
116
192
261
206
206
206
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
4
1.2
W
9
Energy kJ
197
383
131
123
289
242
97
86
117
94
78
28
15
215
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
Distance (km)
0
125
147
685
812
91
91
0
125
153
827
1389
831
137
91
23
0
0
0
2
2
19
125
125
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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