Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 06 Feb 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
8.2° 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 7AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (06 Feb)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (06 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
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0
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
SW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.4
SW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)1615151514141414137811111111111112111313141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)430628222620269123292967170012661306838180530373229245719951838146671861414451654211424542938
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
45
SE
40
SE
30
S
20
SSW
25
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
NE
5
W
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:21AM
3.52
3:34PM
3.09
3:54AM
3.44
4:20PM
2.85
4:31AM
3.34
5:17PM
2.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:35AM
1.18
9:29PM
1.19
10:22AM
1.24
10:02PM
1.48
11:15AM
1.32
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise---7:47-------7:45-------7:43----
Sunset-----5:28-------5:30-------5:30--
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11--71713521---------
Temp. °C1312121311101111111010101099887779888
Feels °C (?)978855654125635664336456
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