Port Renfrew surf break

Port Renfrew surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 02 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
9.8° C
(Which is 1.1°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 3PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (02 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (02 May)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
9
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.7
W
16
0.9
W
16
1
W
16
1.2
W
15
1.4
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.4
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
177
146
181
173
219
255
407
489
623
812
918
905
843
683
663
643
546
513
423
350
344
339
280
Wind (km/h)
0
S
10
SE
10
ESE
0
W
0
W
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
0
NNW
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:24PM2.92m
1:33AM3.34m
2:57PM2.87m
2:00AM3.29m
3:30PM2.79m
2:30AM3.24m
Low Tide
8:10AM0.81m
8:00PM1.93m
8:41AM0.84m
8:25PM2.02m
9:13AM0.91m
8:45PM2.09m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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5:56
5:54
5:52
5:52
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8:32
8:34
8:36
8:37
Temp °C
13
16
17
18
17
16
17
17
16
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
15
15
14
13
11
10
10
10
13
14
15
17
17
15
15
14
13
15
17
17
16
15
15
15
13
12
10
9
8
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
16
1.2
W
15
1.4
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.4
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
Energy kJ
181
177
146
181
173
165
140
140
489
623
812
918
905
843
683
663
643
546
513
423
350
344
339
280
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
W
19
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.7
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
WNW
8
0.7
W
8
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
44
27
25
113
154
219
255
407
118
63
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
8
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
W
20
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.6
W
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
19
Energy kJ
17
17
67
12
17
29
48
101
6
8
13
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
22
22
28
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
22
22
22
46
23
23
22
22
22
22
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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