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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 10 am Tuesday 12 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
10.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Port Renfrew today?
The current surf forecast for Port Renfrew at 2PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Port Renfrew. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | W 16 | |
218 | 172 | 128 | 123 | 96 | 149 | 191 | 191 | 177 | 359 | 347 | 256 | 242 | 233 | 180 | 176 | 140 | 135 | 153 | 146 | 143 | 143 | 157 | 181 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:32AM2.65m | 10:01PM3.19m | 10:44AM2.78m | 10:42PM3.41m | 11:44AM2.92m | 11:22PM3.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM1.58m | 4:59AM1.32m | 4:42PM1.65m | 5:43AM0.98m | 5:26PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:51 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
11 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 16 | W 7 |
 kJ | 218 | 172 | 128 | 123 | 96 | 149 | 191 | 191 | 177 | 359 | 347 | 256 | 242 | 233 | 180 | 176 | 140 | 135 | 153 | 146 | 143 | 143 | 130 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 9 | W 16 |
| kJ | 39 | 40 | 64 | 89 | 88 | 31 | 39 | 94 | 139 | 32 | 33 | 73 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 15 | 28 | 25 | 55 | 87 | 26 | 181 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 48 | 30 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 23 | 46 | 37 | 20 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 157 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 182 | 129 | 752 | 46 | 23 | 22 | 51 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
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