Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 07 May 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
13.2° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than 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 2PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
W
14
0.4
W
14
1
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
606
457
375
290
234
190
186
138
138
136
102
102
100
68
114
711
774
787
773
773
711
745
698
543
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
5:57PM2.60m
4:50AM2.86m
6:56PM2.58m
5:51AM2.71m
7:56PM2.62m
Low Tide
11:11AM0.83m
11:07PM1.87m
12:04PM0.94m
00:16AM1.87m
1:04PM1.01m
1:37AM1.77m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:52
5:50
5:48
5:48
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8:47
8:49
8:51
8:52
Temp °C
10
11
10
10
9
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
8
8
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
7
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
SW
4
0.7
SW
5
1
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
Energy kJ
606
457
375
290
234
190
186
133
103
101
74
52
9
30
114
711
774
787
773
773
711
745
698
543
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
19
Energy kJ
166
160
99
97
134
136
138
138
138
136
97
89
87
68
102
67
66
67
66
78
150
121
128
148
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.2
W
18
0.3
W
17
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
15
59
59
24
53
81
77
121
112
104
102
102
100
57
67
53
51
47
77
42
42
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
2
1
2
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
2
2
125
125
2
2
19
2
125
137
125
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
827
189
831
0
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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