Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 30 Dec 2025 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
9.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)
Nearby Cam: 1km away, Wickaninnish Inn Live Stream [With Audio]


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

The current surf forecast for Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) at 6AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Dec)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (31 Dec)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (31 Dec)7ft (2.1m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Friday
02
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
W
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212121212111211111111111110101010101012121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1407152213381315126911645717341053949994858745631540450432290235188192186193158
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:48PM
2.89
9:07AM
3.82
10:55PM
3.04
10:01AM
3.94
11:50PM
3.19
10:56AM
4.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:50AM
1.88
4:18PM
0.53
3:55AM
1.94
5:14PM
0.31
4:56AM
1.88
Tue
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Sunrise-----8:18-------8:18-------8:18--
Sunset-------4:35-------4:36-------4:37
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C887888888877778988888899
Feels °C (?)442444445533434544454456
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