Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 21 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
8.3° 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: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 21). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (21 Feb)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (21 Feb)8ft (2.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
1
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!
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0
0
!
!
!
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4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
1.9
S
0.3
W
2.4
S
2.4
S
3
S
4
S
4.5
S
6
S
5.5
S
5
S
5
S
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)1181591010121313131312121212121111101111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5651241992104818184148756113256951879196734590047723679263818811322988925823718607500
Wind
(km/h)
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
45
ESE
50
SE
50
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
ESE
15
SSE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
SSE
10
SW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crossoffoffoffcrosscross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:16PM
3.16
3:24AM
3.65
4:10PM
2.95
4:06AM
3.60
5:16PM
2.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:12AM
0.82
9:01PM
1.14
10:02AM
0.82
9:41PM
1.42
11:00AM
0.89
10:28PM
1.71
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise-7:20-------7:18-------7:16------
Sunset---5:52-------5:54-------5:55----
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-12334853527935101-11----
Temp. °C555566667787776466876544
Feels °C (?)-4-3-3-3-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-1022132544210
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