Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 07 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
9.4° 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 11PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)--
Afternoon (07 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (07 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)8888888888888151414131313119191919
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24029144129825920117214210793135207207153202189171212215308260251183181
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
SE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:22PM
2.62
4:29AM
3.05
6:23PM
2.50
5:16AM
2.90
7:39PM
2.46
6:22AM
2.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:30PM
1.83
11:42AM
1.02
11:20PM
1.96
12:47PM
1.12
12:32AM
2.03
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise------6:47-------6:45-------6:41-
Sunset--8:02-------8:04-------8:06-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C78988778878888999991010101010
Feels °C (?)346554465366567655678887
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