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 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.1° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 6PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Afternoon (29 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SSW
17
1.5
WNW
8
0.6
SSW
18
1.8
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
291
255
234
220
276
219
273
270
264
424
330
326
326
326
402
326
322
306
279
272
272
272
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
SW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
0
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
0
SE
0
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:23PM3.25m
2:28AM3.20m
2:52PM3.34m
3:10AM3.10m
3:23PM3.40m
Low Tide
8:05AM0.52m
8:25PM0.83m
8:34AM0.63m
9:05PM0.70m
9:04AM0.81m
9:48PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:09
8:07
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
12
11
12
12
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
15
14
14
15
13
13
14
14
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