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Port Renfrew surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
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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
10.6° C
(Which is 1.0°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 12PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Port Renfrew. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | 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 | |
191 | 184 | 177 | 359 | 347 | 256 | 242 | 245 | 180 | 176 | 173 | 135 | 153 | 146 | 116 | 143 | 130 | 181 | 219 | 275 | 338 | 405 | 757 | 721 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:44AM2.78m | 10:42PM3.41m | 11:44AM2.92m | 11:22PM3.61m | 12:38PM3.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM1.32m | 4:42PM1.65m | 5:43AM0.98m | 5:26PM1.72m | 6:26AM0.68m | 6:10PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | W 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 14 | W 14 |
191 | 184 | 177 | 359 | 347 | 256 | 242 | 245 | 180 | 176 | 173 | 135 | 28 | 146 | 116 | 143 | 88 | 181 | 166 | 120 | 103 | 124 | 757 | 721 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | SW 13 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
39 | 94 | 139 | 32 | 33 | 73 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 55 | 87 | 130 | 28 | 219 | 275 | 338 | 405 | 40 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — |
48 | 30 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 29 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 44 | 26 | 41 | 41 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 5 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 30 | 21 | 20 | — | — | 153 | — | — | — | — | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 23 | 1302 | 863 | 1302 | 691 | 23 | 23 | 51 | 22 | 22 | 799 | 23 | 22 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 46 | 46 | 22 | 22 |
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