Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.12° N 125.90° W

Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) sea temperature is
15.5° C
1.1° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 5PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
9
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SW
24
0.8
SW
24
0.7
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SSW
24
0.6
SW
23
0.8
SW
22
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
162
162
158
146
142
188
188
188
188
188
140
118
448
666
563
444
368
429
553
664
763
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
0
W
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:36AM2.34m
8:47PM3.00m
10:51AM2.43m
9:43PM3.03m
11:45AM2.54m
10:36PM3.08m
Low Tide
2:27PM1.79m
4:06AM0.93m
3:42PM1.86m
5:03AM0.82m
4:42PM1.85m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:14
9:12
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
14
Feels °C
14
13
14
15
16
16
15
16
15
15
14
14
16
15
15
14
13
11
11
11
14
11
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