Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 20 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
9.7° 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 12AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
SSW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1
W
1
W
1.6
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)101081078161615151414131313111111111111111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12312098184978112517421026732937735683613871316178319752108184613409721018828
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
5
S
5
NNW
5
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglasscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:10PM
3.03
3:30AM
3.64
5:09PM
2.90
4:23AM
3.43
6:14PM
2.78
5:26AM
3.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:26PM
1.50
10:31AM
0.24
10:21PM
1.63
11:31AM
0.43
11:26PM
1.73
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:20-------6:18-------6:16-
Sunset--8:22-------8:23-------8:25-----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------2-------------
Temp. °C1513131311111110101099101010101011111010999
Feels °C (?)1212111189866788988768977666
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