
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Renfrew today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Renfrew at 9PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Port Renfrew. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
351 | 350 | 255 | 306 | 274 | 253 | 260 | 575 | 855 | 890 | 808 | 730 | 669 | 621 | 498 | 946 | 857 | 830 | 789 | 586 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:53PM2.86m | 5:57AM2.25m | 4:34PM2.72m | 7:23AM2.20m | 11:55AM2.23m | 5:33PM2.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40PM1.20m | 9:04AM2.11m | 00:57AM1.30m | 9:01AM2.18m | 12:28PM2.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
351 | 350 | 255 | 306 | 274 | 253 | 260 | 575 | 855 | 890 | 808 | 730 | 669 | 621 | 498 | 946 | 857 | 830 | 789 | 586 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 12 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 14 | W 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
173 | 219 | 235 | 139 | 177 | 154 | 116 | 46 | 48 | 27 | 46 | 59 | 28 | 31 | 284 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 108 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | W 16 |
74 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 68 | 68 | 64 | 32 | 38 | 60 | 59 | 10 | 56 | 51 | 30 | 30 | 29 | — | — | 46 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 129 | 311 | 46 | 51 | 214 | 214 | 46 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island | ||||||||||||||||||||
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