Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 11 May 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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.8°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 2AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.7
W
11
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
470
360
314
308
254
202
171
261
238
286
221
265
313
444
373
661
296
227
186
183
188
188
211
231
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
SW
0
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
0
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
10
SW
10
S
15
SE
20
SE
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:34PM2.90m
9:46AM2.63m
10:14PM3.10m
10:49AM2.75m
10:52PM3.32m
11:45AM2.88m
Low Tide
3:50AM1.24m
3:48PM1.07m
4:42AM0.89m
4:34PM1.11m
5:30AM0.54m
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clear
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light rain
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5:45
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:54
8:55
8:58
3
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
11
9
9
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
6
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
0.6
SSW
15
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
SW
9
Energy kJ
470
360
314
308
254
202
158
161
238
286
221
265
313
444
373
142
296
227
186
183
188
188
211
231
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
W
4
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
204
142
242
169
171
171
171
261
171
169
146
139
135
140
142
188
142
142
104
84
10
49
46
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
15
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
Energy kJ
50
10
6
5
5
5
5
4
17
42
139
136
138
3
3
16
15
37
37
37
82
82
78
79
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.8
WNW
4
1
W
4
1
WNW
5
1.7
W
11
1.1
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
W
4
Energy kJ
11
18
22
2
3
22
41
45
661
50
20
17
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
147
1
0
0
0
0
0
91
122
1
0
125
125
219
827
1388
167
137
125
173
125
2
19
91
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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