Local Love at Swell Tofino: Surf’s Up for Less!
February 11th, 2025
Tofino, we love you! The beautiful nature, incredible waves and vibrant community! And at Swell Tofino, we are stoked to be a part of it all! We know that living in this stunning paradise can come with a price tag, so we want to show appreciation for our local …
Swell Tofino is open for the 2025 season
January 31st, 2025
2025 is the year to learn to surf! As of January 30 we are now open for the season. Come find us at Hotel Zed in Tofino. Swell Tofino has daily surfing lessons, 10am start time in the shoulder season (Jan – March, Nov – Dec) and 10am and …
MACKENZIE BEACH LOCATION IS NOW OPEN!!
May 14th, 2024
We are stoked to announce that we’ve opened our second location at Mackenzie Beach (Tin Wis) for the summer of 2024!! 🥳 Located right on the beach, it is the perfect spot for everyone who wants to hop on a stand-up paddleboard (SUP), without having to transport the gear. …
Soft top vs hard top – which one should you rent?
May 1st, 2024
You come to Tofino on vacation and decide you want to go for a surf. So you walk into Swell Tofino surf shop and our team will ask: ‘Would you like to rent a soft top or a performance surfboard?’. If you have no idea which one to pick, …
Rent or lesson? What’s best for you?
March 15th, 2024
If you’ve never surfed before then taking a lesson with one of our fabulous Swell instructors is for you! In the lesson, you will learn: How to be safe in the water How to manage your equipment, ie: getting your surfboard off your car and to the beach, putting …
Spring Break Surfing in Tofino
March 4th, 2022
One week till Spring Break! A well deserved break from the cold winter months and how to better spend these days of freedom than to go the beach and enjoy some early spring surfing or SUPing! Swell Tofino Mackenzie Beach reopens Our Mackenzie Beach location will open at March …
Tofino Winter Wetsuit
December 3rd, 2021
Why do people wear wetsuits? People wear wetsuits to keep themselves warm (comfortable) and feel safer in the water while practicing certain sports! Most wetsuits are designed to do a specific exercise. Like surfing/ SUPing/ swimming/ triathlon/ diving. How to choose which wetsuit to wear? First you need to …
Surfing in Tofino during Storm Season
November 5th, 2021
When does the surf season end in Tofino? The question we always get during our surf lessons in the fall is the following: ‘When does the surf season end ?’. The answer is that it never does. We at Swell Tofino will continue offering rentals and surf lessons during …
Winter Surf in Tofino
October 21st, 2021
Winter Surf in Tofino Winter Surf in Tofino The fall/winter are great seasons to surf in Tofino, this time of the year is when we have the bigger waves and consistent swells in town. For more experienced surfers, you can consider this season to progress and challenge yourself. However, …
Surfboard Rental Tofino
September 1st, 2021
Come say hi, we’ll point you in the right direction. Cover safety points. And get you catching waves! Swell Tofino is Tofino’s surf rental and lesson shop at the beach and along the highway. Swell Tofino. Surf rentals and lessons in Tofino. Swell makes renting and getting to the …