Surf forecast · Canada · British Columbia
Surf forecast Cox Bay (Tofino) today
Waves, swell and wind at Cox Bay (Tofino) (British Columbia, Canada) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun cross-shore.
Cox Bay (Tofino) surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
Fun Best window 12:00–15:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | 1.3 m · 8 s ↑SW | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑W | 24–54 km/h ↑ESE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.8 m · 8 s ↑SW | 1.3 m · 8 s ↑W | 27–59 km/h ↑ESE cross-shore |
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 17:00–18:00: fun, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 2.0 m · 8 s ↑SW | 1.6 m · 8 s ↑WSW | 18–44 km/h ↑E cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.7 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 1.3 m · 8 s ↑WSW | 18–45 km/h ↑ESE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.6 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑SW | 17–44 km/h ↑E cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 17:00–18:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.0 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 0.7 m · 5 s ↑SSW | 9–9 km/h ↑NE offshore |
| 12:00 | 1.0 m · 10 s ↑SW | 0.6 m · 8 s ↑SW | 8–4 km/h ↑SW light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.0 m · 10 s ↑SW | 0.5 m · 11 s ↑S | 8–32 km/h ↑SW light wind |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 16:00–18:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.5 m · 9 s ↑W | 1.3 m · 6 s ↑W | 4–12 km/h ↑NE light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.4 m · 9 s ↑W | 1.1 m · 6 s ↑WNW | 7–5 km/h ↑SSW light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.4 m · 10 s ↑W | 1.1 m · 6 s ↑WNW | 8–7 km/h ↑SSW light wind |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 12:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Cox Bay (Tofino)
Open the waves map centred on Cox Bay (Tofino)
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
More about Cox Bay (Tofino)
Water temperature in Tofino · Tides in Tofino · Swell map · Wind map
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Questions
- Is there surf at Cox Bay (Tofino) today?
- Fun: waves 1.3 m at 8 s from SW, swell 1.0 m · 8 s W (Sat 12:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Cox Bay (Tofino)?
- Wind 24 km/h from ESE: cross-shore for a beach facing SW.
- When is the best time to surf Cox Bay (Tofino) today?
- 12:00–15:00 (fun, cross-shore)
- How warm is the water at Cox Bay (Tofino)?
- 10.8 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Chesterman Beach (Tofino) 3 km · Westport 277 km · Seaside Oregon 374 km · Short Sands (Oswald West) 397 km · Ocean Beach San Francisco 1288 km · Pacifica Linda Mar 1306 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Cox Bay (Tofino), and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.