Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.12° N 125.90° W

Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.9° 

Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 2PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
WNW
9
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
211
214
214
217
217
217
178
125
121
121
121
125
129
131
129
127
123
80
81
186
166
98
96
96
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
0
ESE
5
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:23PM2.82m
11:27PM3.67m
1:14PM2.97m
00:24AM3.73m
2:00PM3.09m
1:20AM3.73m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.19m
5:24PM1.65m
6:39AM-0.00m
6:24PM1.52m
7:29AM-0.13m
7:19PM1.37m
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:25
9:24
9:23
9:22
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
Feels °C
10
10
12
11
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
10
10
11
10
12
10
11
10
10
10
9
10
9
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