Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 05 Mar 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
8.6° 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: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm March 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (06 Mar)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (06 Mar)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
2
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)111110101010101010101010101010101113131212131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1351102975566758664064064069771171172574075584096211371892218522012364280530412785
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
5
WSW
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
0
S
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:51PM
3.37
2:04AM
3.56
2:30PM
3.21
2:33AM
3.50
3:10PM
3.02
3:03AM
3.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:50PM
0.89
8:22AM
0.82
8:20PM
1.13
9:00AM
0.87
8:50PM
1.37
9:40AM
0.97
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise------6:56-------6:54-------6:52-
Sunset-6:12-------6:14-------6:15------
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C887777778888888999998766
Feels °C (?)3633222355667767766531-1-1
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