History of Surfing in Tofino
January 26th, 2022
In the early early days, Tofino was a tiny village on Vancouver Island known for its very wet and harsh weather conditions where the local spend most of their time fishing and logging. Now many years later the town is thriving as the self proclaimed ‘Surf Capital of Canada’ …
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 …
SOFTECH SURFBOARDS
November 25th, 2021
New addition to Swell Tofino in store retail section! As of now we are starting to sell Softech Surfboards. A brand of Foam top Surfboards that is supported by many famous surfers like Mason Ho, Filipe Toledo, Eric Geiselman and Sally Fitzgibbons. Soft top or Foam top surfboards are …
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 …
Tofino Stand Up Paddle Boarding (SUP) – Weather and Surf Report – Surf check it out! August 19 2013
August 19th, 2013
Daily Surf report and Weather check brought to you by Tofino Stand Up Paddle boarding (Tofino SUP) and Cultural Canoe Trips: Swell came in yesterday, its sustaining today and expecting a second larger pulse tomorrow. Nothing like a proper winter swell, but its the best cox bay has looked …
Tofino Weather and Surf – Surf check it out!
May 31st, 2013
Tofino Weather and Surf June 4, 2013: Video of Tofino Weather and Surf Report for Today: Calm beautiful day in Tofino. No wind, nice foggy morning due to cooler high pressure that’s settled in. Wind swell continues to drop. Expect the first pulse of the longer period swell by …