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Tofino — Cox Bay Surf Report

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Last updated: 1:00 PM PDT
7 /10
Great Conditions
Sunday, April 5, 2026

Great surf today. head high waves (4.3ft), glassy conditions, incoming tide. Consistent and clean — well worth the session.

⏱ Best time to paddle out
5AM – 7AM
Score 7/10 · Great

Current Conditions

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Wave Height
4.3ft
1.3m open ocean · 1.26m swell
Breaking waves typically 60–80% of this
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Swell Period
8s
Mixed swell
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Wind
Glassy
N · Perfect surface ✓
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Water Temp
61°F
16°C · 2/2mm or 3/2mm wetsuit
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Current Tide
2ft
↑ Rising · MLLW
Best Window Today
5AM–7AM
Score 7/10 · Great

Today's Surf Timeline

Hourly surf score from 5am to 9pm. Taller bar = better conditions. Best window highlighted in teal.

5AM
7
4.7ft
6AM
7
4.6ft
7AM
7
4.6ft
8AM
7
4.5ft
9AM
7
4.5ft
10AM
7
4.5ft
11AM
7
4.4ft
12PM
7
4.3ft
1PM
7
4.3ft
2PM
7
4.2ft
3PM
7
4.1ft
4PM
7
4.1ft
5PM
7
4.1ft
6PM
7
4ft
7PM
7
4ft
8PM
7
3.9ft
9PM
7
3.9ft
Epic/Great   Good   Fair   Poor

Tofino — Cox Bay Surf Guide

Break type Beach Break
Skill level All levels
Best season September – April
Best swell NW to SW, 4–10 ft, 14+ second period
Best wind Offshore E/SE
Best tide Mid tide
Crowds Light to moderate — space is rarely an issue
Parking Cox Bay Beach Resort parking — small fee, year-round access.

Tofino is Canada's surf capital — a remote, breathtakingly beautiful town on the west coast of Vancouver Island that receives some of the most powerful and consistent surf on the entire Pacific coast of North America.

Cox Bay is Tofino's most surf-friendly beach — wide and open, catching North Pacific groundswells and producing consistent beach break peaks across a wide range of skill levels. The North Pacific swell season runs September through April. Water temperatures hover between 8°C in winter and 14°C in summer — a 5/4mm wetsuit, hood, gloves and boots are non-negotiable from October through April.

Written & reviewed by

Adam Moore

Surf Journalist & Ocean Data Specialist

Adam Moore has been surfing coastlines from Cornwall to California for over 15 years. A former marine science graduate from the University of Exeter and contributing writer for several surf publications, Adam built SurfTidal to solve a simple problem: surf forecast tools designed for data scientists, not for surfers. He believes anyone heading to the beach deserves accurate, honest, plain-English conditions — free of charge. When he's not in the water, he's analysing swell models, testing forecast accuracy, and writing the beach guides you'll find across this site.