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Chesterman Beach

Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Chesterman Beach 1 photo

  • Draftwood on Chesterman Beach, Tofino, BC.

    Draftwood on Chesterman Beach, Tofino, BC.. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:17 pm
8 am
6.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.1
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
5 pm
4.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
8°C46°F
Water
11°C51°F
Wind
2415 km/hmph NW
Gusts
4226 km/hmph
Waves
2.0 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:17 pm
Today
6.0Good8 am106
6.0Good9 am106
6.1Good10 am85
6.1Good11 am64
6.1Good12 pm42
6.2Good1 pm42
6.1Good2 pm64
6.1Good3 pm64
6.1Good4 pm127
4.6Fair5 pm128
4.1Fair6 pm117
Sat
2.8Poor8 am149
2.6Poor9 am149
2.7Poor10 am159
1.6Poor11 am1610
1.3Poor12 pm2214
1.3Poor1 pm2113
1.0Poor2 pm2214
0.9Poor3 pm2515
1.3Poor4 pm2314
0.9Poor5 pm3018
0.9Poor6 pm3622
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 am, -1.0 m. High at 11 am, 1.2 m. Low at 5 pm, -1.1 m. High at 11 pm, 1.0 mLow 4 am, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 11 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 5 pm, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 11 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • Low 4 am, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 11 am, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 5 pm, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 11 pm, 1.0 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 61%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue6.2 GoodBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 7%
  • Wed4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 9%
  • Thu6.6 GoodBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 9%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 240 m800 ft. Listed as paid
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
520 m0.3 miHwy 4 at Tree Frog Lane
Nearest town
4.3 km2.7 miTofino (town)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miTofino General Hospital (CBC8)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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