Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 27 Feb 2026 PST
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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
8.3° 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 4AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (28 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (28 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Fri
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)1212121211111111101010101091616916151515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7277065895054083193132602511901371371321021027058818712512312112184
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
NNE
5
E
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
E
5
E
5
E
5
SE
5
W
10
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crossglassglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:35PM
2.97
9:53AM
3.49
11:19PM
3.15
10:52AM
3.58
11:57PM
3.31
11:43AM
3.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:55AM
1.77
4:51PM
0.51
4:52AM
1.52
5:35PM
0.43
5:41AM
1.27
Fri
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-----7:07-------7:05-------7:03--
Sunset-------6:04-------6:06-------6:07
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C766645566665567777776777
Feels °C (?)113413223332234445554444
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