Port Renfrew Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Vancouver Island, Canada)
Port Renfrew Spot ID
Type: river
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell W | Wind NE
Sea Temperature Today is: 8.3 °C
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| 8AM | 11AM | 2PM | 5PM | |
| Wave (m) |
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SW |
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| Period (s) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross | cross- on |
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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.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Port Renfrew, British Columbia, 4 km from Port Renfrew.
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Port Renfrew Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At SHIP5988, 18 km from Port Renfrew.
fresh winds from the SE km/h | Air temperature 8.8 °C |
Current weather near Port Renfrew
Buoy Data:
At Neah Bay Buoy, 13 miles from Port Renfrew.
| 6AM | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | |
| Data Age | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr | 1 hr |
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| Dominant period (s) | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
Overall Port Renfrew Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in March
Wind stats for Port Renfrew: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
Surf photos from
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Visitor Reviews of Port Renfrew
“This break only works on a south swell during the summer. Dangerous rip current that will pull you out to sea if you are not a strong paddler. The locals will get you if the rip does not.”
Jobin from CANADA - 12 Jun 2018
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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Port Renfrew:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break14 mi
- Second closest break14 mi
- Third closest break14 mi
- Fourth closest break14 mi
- Fifth closest break17 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Port Renfrew:
- Closest wave buoy13 mi
- Second closest wave buoy61 mi
- Third closest wave buoy65 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy73 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy83 mi
Tide stations nearest to Port Renfrew:
- Closest tide stationPort Renfrew2 mi
- Second closest tide stationNeah Bay14 mi
- Third closest tide stationTatoosh Island, Cape Flattery, Strait of Juan de Fuca16 mi
- Fourth closest tide stationMakah Bay19 mi
- Fifth closest tide stationSekiu20 mi
Airports
- 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.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Port Renfrew, Vancouver Island. Use the tab navigation above to view Port Renfrew sea temperature, Port Renfrew photographs, Port Renfrew detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Port Renfrew webcams, current wind from Vancouver Island live weather stations and Port Renfrew tide predictions. The Canada swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Canada and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Canada wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Port Renfrew.
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