
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Renfrew today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Renfrew at 9AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Port Renfrew. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | 82 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 46 | 40 | 29 | 30 | 50 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 87 | 195 | 195 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 118 | 162 | 162 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:33AM2.28m | 8:26PM2.92m | 12:36PM2.43m | 9:26PM2.93m | 1:10PM2.53m | 10:23PM2.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32AM1.26m | 2:47PM2.16m | 4:36AM1.17m | 4:04PM2.25m | 5:29AM1.06m | 5:08PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 5 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
80 | 82 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 46 | 40 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 31 | 20 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 162 | 162 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 22 | SSW 6 | SW 6 |
52 | 52 | 23 | 40 | 46 | 46 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 50 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 30 | 87 | 195 | 195 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 118 | 13 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 15 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
15 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 182 | 104 | 1302 | 72 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 214 | 1302 | 810 | 214 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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