SWELL CITY

WHILE THE WORD MAY BE OUT ABOUT TOFINO,ON CANADA’S VANCOUVER ISLAND,THE INCREDIBLE SETTING AND ECLECTIC LOCALS STILL MAKE IT ONE OF THE BEST SURF TOWNS IN NORTH AMERICA

ERIN BERGER

RAPH BRUHWILER As Canada’s first pro surfer and now a Coast Guard rescue specialist, Raph— the eldest sibling of Tofino’s first family of surfing (seen here with his son Shea)—is deeply familiar with the Pacific’s dynamic conditions, from water that hovers around 55 degrees year-round to swells that reach over 30 feet in winter. When crowds peak in the summer, Raph sets out on his boat with his wife and three kids. “You can head five minutes away from town to a beach without a single person on it.” PETE DEVRIES The once sleepy seaside village of Tofino (population 2,500) has native son Pete Devries, 34, to thank for helping put it on the map as a surfing hot spot. He virtually grew up in a wetsuit and, at 16, grabbed his first…

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