Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Surf Break

Lat Long: 49.12° N 125.90° W

Issued: 4 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) sea temperature is
12.5° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (19 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 9PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)--
Afternoon (19 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (19 Jun)11ft (3.5m)9s

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 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
!
!
4
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
651
1149
1755
1794
1795
976
466
453
404
349
307
262
250
309
331
430
436
441
436
436
310
272
264
261
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
W
10
W
0
NW
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
N
5
S
0
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:26PM3.10m
5:08AM3.01m
6:14PM3.09m
6:11AM2.75m
7:03PM3.08m
7:22AM2.55m
Low Tide
11:16PM1.28m
11:39AM0.51m
00:23AM1.23m
12:27PM0.82m
1:33AM1.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:30
9:31
9:31
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
16
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
13
12
13
14
13
15
15
16
16
Feels °C
10
12
12
11
12
10
10
10
11
11
11
13
11
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
15
15
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
2.4
WNW
9
2
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
Energy kJ
306
302
299
291
900
549
466
453
404
349
307
262
250
206
192
163
137
133
436
436
93
149
149
93
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Energy kJ
61
58
34
34
273
226
262
220
220
217
214
214
208
309
331
430
436
441
98
97
310
272
264
261
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
SW
20
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
Energy kJ
37
37
75
75
57
30
29
123
209
209
209
123
174
25
25
25
24
99
23
10
97
97
97
97
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
Energy kJ
651
1149
1755
1794
1795
976
102
114
151
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
5
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
153
167
125
19
1
0
2
2
122
0
91
0
0
0
2
125
125
229
229
91
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
5
5
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
5
5
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
8
8
7
6
8
6
6
5
5
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