Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 27 Apr 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
11.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than 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 1PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (27 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
W
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
0.6
W
18
1.6
WNW
7
0.8
W
16
1
W
16
1
W
15
1.3
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.3
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
366
355
246
250
353
612
541
487
359
139
114
221
229
330
501
428
701
682
635
599
673
498
488
480
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
SSE
5
E
5
N
5
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
W
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:38AM2.88m
11:06PM3.19m
11:35AM2.95m
11:41PM3.30m
12:24PM3.00m
00:14AM3.37m
Low Tide
4:43PM0.95m
5:29AM0.90m
5:27PM1.05m
6:12AM0.71m
6:06PM1.17m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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6:09
6:07
6:05
6:03
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8:32
8:35
8:36
8:37
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
8
9
8
7
7
7
8
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
W
9
1.3
WNW
8
0.6
W
11
0.4
W
12
1.9
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
0.7
W
11
1.2
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.3
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.3
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
Energy kJ
366
355
246
94
47
429
327
266
204
139
114
123
178
259
167
151
701
682
635
599
673
498
488
480
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.6
W
11
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
S
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.3
W
19
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
16
1
W
16
1
W
15
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.5
W
6
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
53
34
86
31
26
102
102
134
121
116
66
112
110
330
501
428
40
35
15
39
64
64
39
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SSW
13
0.1
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.6
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
59
34
34
9
34
34
34
34
11
11
11
221
219
58
56
28
28
28
29
9
9
9
9
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
0.5
W
5
0.4
WNW
3
0.7
WNW
4
1.1
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
Energy kJ
250
353
612
541
487
359
111
175
229
13
4
21
59
58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
2
122
122
122
0
0
0
0
122
125
0
122
0
0
0
0
0
122
164
167
137
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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