Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 PST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
8.3° 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: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (22 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (22 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
1
W
1
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)161616151414141313181616161514141413131312121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)193326322275338407390342273300343507476730944905818794683673522513505395
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
0
NNW
5
N
0
N
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
0
SSW
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSW
0
WNW
5
NNE
5
E
0
WNW
10
ENE
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
SW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglassglassoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassoffcross-
off
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:54AM
3.38
2:37PM
3.37
3:27AM
3.44
3:24PM
3.19
4:04AM
3.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:24PM
0.63
8:44AM
1.41
8:57PM
0.78
9:32AM
1.32
9:31PM
0.99
10:26AM
1.25
Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise-----8:06-------8:04-------8:03--
Sunset-------5:02-------5:05-------5:07
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C666666776665556666665566
Feels °C (?)444544564332123444421234
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