Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 11 Mar 2026 PDT
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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
8.8° 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 2PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 11). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (11 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (11 Mar)11ft (3.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
2.5
WSW
3.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
4
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.5
WNW
1
W
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)11111111891010101010101010101010101010991616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1046843663134415302755248128391979153511601045855640509450441443418342367169201201
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
40
W
45
W
40
WNW
45
W
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
W
5
NW
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:01AM
3.00
8:27PM
2.41
7:13AM
2.90
10:00PM
2.50
8:42AM
2.89
10:53PM
2.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:38PM
1.29
12:53AM
2.11
2:57PM
1.26
2:38AM
2.12
4:04PM
1.14
4:00AM
1.99
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
Sunrise7:46-------7:43-------7:41-------
Sunset---7:22-------7:22-------7:24----
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1272111111122-----------
Temp. °C343866554533222223344431
Feels °C (?)-2-2-50-4-4-6-5-4-2-3-2-2-1-1-1-20-1-1-2-2-3-4
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