Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 13 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
8.8° 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 4PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (13 Feb)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (13 Feb)10ft (3.0m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
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5
3
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)161515141414141414141416151514141414131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5925486940173609332531002842248822672267191832672906221121551945172313321247110410701087809565
Wind
(km/h)
0
N
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
E
15
E
10
NW
15
W
5
NW
0
W
0
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NE
10
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassonglassoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:24AM
3.22
11:13PM
2.84
10:15AM
3.34
11:45PM
2.98
10:59AM
3.44
12:16AM
3.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:39PM
0.95
4:19AM
1.98
5:18PM
0.78
5:03AM
1.80
5:52PM
0.64
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
Sunrise-7:35-------7:33-------7:31------
Sunset---5:39-------5:40-------5:43----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
------1242--------------
Temp. °C778766543445444334554444
Feels °C (?)64544300-2223000-101221100
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