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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 Tuesday 19 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
9.8° C
(Which is 2.0°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 8PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Port Renfrew. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | |
653 | 643 | 538 | 496 | 547 | 177 | 191 | 153 | 121 | 119 | 116 | 120 | 190 | 273 | 273 | 231 | 94 | 158 | 158 | 71 | 160 | 177 | 190 | 181 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:01PM3.06m | 3:11AM3.60m | 4:57PM2.98m | 4:05AM3.36m | 5:56PM2.93m | 5:06AM3.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31PM1.97m | 10:34AM0.48m | 10:37PM1.99m | 11:32AM0.67m | 11:54PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | 9:00 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
 kJ | 653 | 643 | 538 | 496 | 547 | 173 | 191 | 153 | 98 | 95 | 76 | 120 | 190 | 273 | 273 | 231 | 94 | 158 | 158 | 62 | 160 | 177 | 190 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 177 | 174 | 132 | 121 | 119 | 116 | 86 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 48 | 35 | 34 | 71 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | — | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — |
| kJ | — | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 18 | 18 | 18 | — | 58 | 15 | 59 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 1302 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 98 | 799 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 40 | 947 | 948 | 736 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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