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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 Thursday 23 Apr 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
9.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Port Renfrew today?
The current surf forecast for Port Renfrew at 12AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Port Renfrew. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 12 | W 15 | WNW 12 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | |
411 | 341 | 284 | 274 | 251 | 202 | 198 | 156 | 156 | 119 | 110 | 99 | 243 | 239 | 193 | 116 | 145 | 310 | 216 | 268 | 501 | 474 | 442 | 440 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:32PM2.75m | 6:30AM2.98m | 8:55PM2.82m | 8:03AM2.83m | 9:56PM2.95m | 9:36AM2.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00PM0.98m | 1:25AM2.16m | 2:15PM1.10m | 2:56AM2.00m | 3:23PM1.17m | 4:08AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | 8:23 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 12 | W 10 | WNW 12 | W 16 | WNW 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
 kJ | 411 | 341 | 284 | 274 | 251 | 202 | 198 | 156 | 156 | 119 | 110 | 80 | 243 | 239 | 193 | 48 | 145 | 310 | 156 | 268 | 501 | 474 | 442 | 440 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 9 | W 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 |
| kJ | 28 | 21 | 46 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 45 | 76 | 69 | 103 | 99 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 116 | 121 | 56 | 216 | 150 | 21 | 8 | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 72 | 98 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 98 | 46 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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