Tofino, Canada
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About Tofino
Tofino is a town in British Columbia, Canada. From Tofino you can reach 5 surf spots and 2 dive sites. The nearest is Tofino, a surf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 44 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites.
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Staying in Tofino
- 44 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites (Overture places)
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Tofino.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Tofino each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.
| Spot | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Bay5.7 kmabout 10 min by car | 6 ft341 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, fair | 4 ft120 kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, too small | 4 ft125 kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots, too small | 6 ft598 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, poor | 6 ft422 kJwind from the north-west, 17 knots, poor | 6 ft271 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small | 3 ft86 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, too small |
All readings for Cox Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Chestermans beach - north3.9 kmabout 10 min by car | 6 ft341 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, fair | 4 ft120 kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, too small | 4 ft125 kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots, too small | 6 ft598 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, poor | 6 ft422 kJwind from the north-west, 17 knots, poor | 6 ft271 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small | 3 ft86 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, too small |
All readings for Chestermans beach - north: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Rosie's Bay3.9 kmabout 10 min by car | 6 ft341 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, fair | 4 ft120 kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, too small | 4 ft125 kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots, too small | 6 ft598 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, poor | 6 ft422 kJwind from the north-west, 17 knots, poor | 6 ft271 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small | 3 ft86 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, too small |
All readings for Rosie's Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Chesterman Beach4.2 kmabout 10 min by car | 5 ft321 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, fair | 4 ft96 kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, too small | 4 ft121 kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots, too small | 6 ft530 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, too small | 6 ft378 kJwind from the north-west, 17 knots, poor | 5 ft237 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft53 kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Chesterman Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Tofino0.2 kmabout 5 min by car | 5 ft311 kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, too small | 2 ft77 kJwind from the west, 1 knot, too small | 3 ft80 kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, too small | 5 ft298 kJwind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, too small | 4 ft220 kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots, too small | 4 ft185 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, too small | 2 ft41 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, too small |
All readings for Tofino: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Tofino, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).
Dive near Tofino
- Thorn Reef 3.5 km · stays here
- Surprise Reef 5 km · stays here
Places to eat near Tofino
- Big Daddy's Fish FryFish and chips · 0.1 km from the centre
- BravocadosVegetarian · 0.1 km from the centre
- ShedBurger · 0.1 km from the centre
- Spice Hut Indian CuisineIndian · 0.1 km from the centre
- The Schooner RestaurantSteakhouse · 0.1 km from the centre
- Earth Mama Kitchen CollectiveVegan · 0.2 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits