Port Renfrew Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Port Renfrew in Vancouver Island is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the west. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Rarely crowded here. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

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Overall Port Renfrew Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Port Renfrew:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Neah Bay	14 mi
Second closest break	The Dump	14 mi
Third closest break	Sombrio Beach	14 mi
Fourth closest break	The Strait	14 mi
Fifth closest break	Hobuck/North Coast	17 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Port Renfrew:
Closest wave buoy	Neah Bay Buoy	13 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Halibut Bank Buoy	65 mi
Third closest wave buoy	La Perouse Bank Buoy	73 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Cape Elizabeth	83 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Sentry Shoal Buoy	99 mi
Tide stations nearest to Port Renfrew:
Closest tide station	Port Renfrew, British Columbia	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Port Renfrew, British Columbia (2)	2 mi
Third closest tide station	Neah Bay, Strait Of Juan De Fuca, Washington	14 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Neah Bay, Washington	14 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Neah Bay, Washington (2)	14 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Port Renfrew:
Closest ski area	Hurricane Ridge (United States)	57 mi
Second closest ski area	Cypress Mountain (Canada)	81 mi
Third closest ski area	Grouse Mountain (Canada)	85 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Mount Seymour (Canada)	87 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Mount Washington (Canada)	92 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Port Renfrew:
Closest city location	Lake Cowichan (Canada)	27 mi
Second closest city location	Sooke (Canada)	35 mi
Third closest city location	Duncan (Canada)	39 mi
Fourth closest city location	Forks (United States)	40 mi
Fifth closest city location	North Cowichan (Canada)	41 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Port Renfrew is Nanaimo Airport (YCD) in Canada, 72 km (45 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Port Renfrew is Victoria International Airport (YYJ), also in Canada, 77 km (48 miles) away.
• Third is Port Angeles Cgas Airport (NOW) in USA, 89 km (55 miles) away.
• Tofino Airport (YAZ) in Canada is 114 km (71 miles) away.
• Vancouver International Airport (YVR), also in Canada is the fifth nearest airport to Port Renfrew and is 119 km (74 miles) away.