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Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Surf Forecast
/ Vancouver Island (15 breaks) / British Columbia (15 breaks) /
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Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.8° 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 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 121 | 159 | 94 | 75 | 55 | 103 | 99 | 129 | 123 | 96 | 113 | 95 | 148 | 207 | 237 | 197 | 230 | 254 | 288 | 288 | 261 | 281 | 224 | 322 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | on | cross- on | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:50AM 3.61 | 1:40PM 3.22 | 1:26AM 3.75 | 2:27PM 3.22 | 2:04AM 3.81 | 3:17PM 3.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:23AM 0.23 | 7:17PM 1.04 | 8:06AM 0.07 | 7:57PM 1.19 | 8:51AM 0.02 | 8:39PM 1.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
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