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Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 PST
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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
7.7° 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 5AM is: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 3.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jan)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (29 Jan)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
0
0
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3
3
4
4
2
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
S
4
SSW
3.5
WSW
5
SW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
SW
2.5
WSW
3
SW
4.5
SSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SSW
1.6
W
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)101114141313131313131212121212111111111111111615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)243741284869835053414665460538904862210428025188316733684269271620982204178214371326160512971200
Wind
(km/h)
40
SE
30
SSE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
35
SE
20
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
30
ESE
25
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:47PM
2.80
8:47AM
3.66
10:50PM
2.98
9:52AM
3.76
11:40PM
3.15
10:53AM
3.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:35AM
2.06
4:10PM
0.63
3:52AM
1.97
5:06PM
0.42
4:53AM
1.80
Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise-----7:58-------7:56-------7:56--
Sunset-------5:15-------5:15-------5:17
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
171215125312618161924141-----511414
Temp. °C1099889999999899101010111189109
Feels °C (?)2321244320-1-1157766762443
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