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Port Renfrew Surf Forecast
/ Vancouver Island (15 breaks) / British Columbia (15 breaks) /
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Port Renfrew surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 22 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Port Renfrew surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Port Renfrew sea temperature is
9.9° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Port Renfrew today?
The current surf forecast for Port Renfrew at 9PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Port Renfrew. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | |
244 | 198 | 194 | 190 | 241 | 299 | 299 | 306 | 335 | 360 | 334 | 259 | 228 | 272 | 338 | 581 | 442 | 417 | 350 | 272 | 263 | 110 | 137 | 934 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 6:59PM2.92m | 6:19AM2.81m | 8:00PM2.96m | 7:46AM2.62m | 8:55PM3.03m | 9:21AM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.88m | 1:17AM1.88m | 1:35PM1.10m | 2:35AM1.71m | 2:35PM1.30m | 3:43AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | 9:02 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | W 16 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 8 | W 11 |
 kJ | 244 | 198 | 194 | 190 | 241 | 299 | 299 | 306 | 335 | 33 | 82 | 259 | 186 | 92 | 338 | 581 | 442 | 417 | 350 | 272 | 263 | 110 | 116 | 934 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 14 | W 18 | SW 14 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 6 | W 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 35 | 57 | 57 | 107 | 108 | 108 | 48 | 76 | 33 | 25 | 33 | 183 | 228 | 272 | 51 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 32 | 137 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | W 20 | W 18 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 7 | 25 | — | — | 34 | 60 | 37 | 38 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 39 | 39 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 360 | 334 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 947 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 752 | 736 | 736 | 691 | 46 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 46 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 22 |
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