Port Renfrew surf break

Port Renfrew surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 PDT
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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
11.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Port Renfrew today?

The current surf forecast for Port Renfrew at 4AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (14 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (14 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

Table - waves today at Port Renfrew. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
4
3
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.5
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
15
0.8
W
15
0.8
W
14
1
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.1
W
13
1.8
W
13
2.1
W
13
2.1
W
12
2.1
W
12
2.3
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
233
180
176
163
157
153
146
154
143
130
181
219
275
268
405
869
946
430
1110
1398
1248
1146
1348
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
W
15
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
20
W
30
W
30
W
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:42PM3.41m
11:44AM2.92m
11:22PM3.61m
12:38PM3.05m
00:05AM3.76m
1:29PM3.13m
Low Tide
5:43AM0.98m
5:26PM1.72m
6:26AM0.68m
6:10PM1.79m
7:11AM0.45m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:37
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:47
8:50
8:51
8:52
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
4
7
4
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
11
10
10
12
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
8
8
7
8
10
11
11
7
7
8
7
7
8
6
7
7
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.3
SW
13
0.2
W
18
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
1.5
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.3
W
8
1.8
W
13
2.1
W
13
2.1
W
12
2.1
W
12
0.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
242
233
180
176
163
157
28
25
154
143
114
161
142
124
138
115
869
946
239
1110
1398
1248
1146
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.6
W
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
W
18
0.3
SW
13
0.3
W
18
0.4
W
17
0.5
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
15
0.8
W
15
0.8
W
14
1
W
14
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
1.1
W
13
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
54
18
9
8
31
29
25
28
55
87
130
181
219
275
268
405
40
41
430
39
39
36
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
W
9
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
33
33
32
13
13
12
12
27
27
26
28
44
26
41
41
40
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
5
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
2.3
W
11
Energy kJ
15
153
146
1348
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
691
22
23
23
22
23
799
122
101
46
46
23
46
46
23
23
23
23
23
23
46
129
799
799
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
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