Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 10 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
10.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) today?

The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 2AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (11 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (11 Apr)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
1.1
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)17181818181815151716161616169888888878
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)243316316316312204176223170264268330264226202341438484484416355345426385
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SW
0
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
glassglassglasscrosscross-
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
/ height (m)
8:58PM
2.51
7:51AM
2.70
9:54PM
2.64
9:15AM
2.74
10:35PM
2.81
10:20AM
2.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:08AM
1.98
3:06PM
1.09
3:28AM
1.79
4:00PM
1.00
4:26AM
1.51
4:46PM
0.91
Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise----6:39-------6:37-------6:35---
Sunset8:07-------8:08-------8:09-------
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1111111111101099998899988888888
Feels °C (?)9991097778876566543433421
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