Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.12° N 125.90° W

Issued: 4 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) sea temperature is
13.2° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 1AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
1.5
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.4
W
8
1.2
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
264
264
208
169
172
176
158
226
174
174
144
142
111
144
144
146
217
273
286
294
380
270
190
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
0
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
5
NW
5
N
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
on
High Tide
3:39PM2.89m
2:52AM3.17m
4:12PM2.91m
3:34AM3.05m
4:47PM2.94m
4:19AM2.90m
Low Tide
9:03PM1.53m
9:39AM0.48m
9:47PM1.47m
10:12AM0.58m
10:35PM1.40m
10:46AM0.71m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:30
9:30
9:30
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
8
8
8
9
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
1.4
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.2
W
8
Energy kJ
155
172
173
172
169
172
176
148
152
156
129
133
108
111
108
86
108
217
258
169
166
264
270
190
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.3
W
13
0.4
W
13
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
W
10
Energy kJ
264
264
264
208
127
171
169
158
226
174
174
144
142
104
144
144
146
70
64
31
55
97
133
133
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
W
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.4
W
13
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
4
4
38
75
96
74
36
15
14
61
123
123
121
59
47
49
49
45
45
21
21
54
98
95
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
4
1.2
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.7
WNW
8
Energy kJ
10
177
273
286
294
380
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
Distance (km)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
91
125
685
229
91
0
0
0
125
685
685
685
173
11
1
0
125
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest