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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 am Thursday 14 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
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 9AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Port Renfrew. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 8 | W 12 | |
180 | 176 | 140 | 157 | 153 | 86 | 143 | 135 | 130 | 181 | 219 | 275 | 338 | 329 | 869 | 816 | 905 | 1110 | 1181 | 1170 | 1233 | 1595 | 529 | 477 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 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 | 6:56PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 12 | W 8 |
 kJ | 180 | 176 | 140 | 157 | 28 | 86 | 143 | 135 | 81 | 117 | 155 | 138 | 142 | 121 | 869 | 816 | 905 | 1110 | 1181 | 1170 | 21 | 21 | 449 | 477 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 15 | W 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 55 | 87 | 130 | 181 | 219 | 275 | 338 | 329 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 35 | — | — | 34 | 449 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 44 | 26 | 41 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 5 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | — | 153 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1233 | 1595 | 529 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 799 | 22 | 22 | 46 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 46 | 46 | 1302 | 799 | 799 | 799 | 46 |
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