Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 14 Nov 2025 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
11.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today?

The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 5PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Nov)--
Afternoon (14 Nov)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (14 Nov)5ft (1.6m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
W
1.7
W
1.9
W
2
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
2.2
W
2.4
W
3
W
1.7
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
Period(s) (?)111111101011111111111112121313131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61752644256942644065884692410371049114611481245117812181275112716421879311686916791530
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
E
20
E
20
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:50PM
2.80
9:15AM
3.26
9:52PM
2.87
9:51AM
3.36
10:43PM
2.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:57PM
1.38
2:47AM
1.27
3:49PM
1.16
3:35AM
1.40
4:32PM
0.96
4:17AM
1.51
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Sunrise-------7:33-------7:33-------7:35
Sunset-4:43-------4:42-------4:40------
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-3441----------113621---
Temp. °C88891010101111111110111111111111899988
Feels °C (?)43357789101087887777244434
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