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Port Renfrew surf break

Port Renfrew surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 PST
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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
9.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Port Renfrew today?

The current surf forecast for Port Renfrew at 8PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

Table - waves today at Port Renfrew. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
W
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)121212121111132019181817161615151414131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17816415311997938475124162225270417501434506492458426342336268244184
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:45AM
3.34
1:17AM
2.87
12:22PM
3.37
1:43AM
2.96
1:00PM
3.36
2:12AM
3.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:07PM
0.71
6:51AM
1.93
7:36PM
0.69
7:24AM
1.82
8:02PM
0.73
7:59AM
1.72
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-------8:00-------8:00-------7:58
Sunset-4:53-------4:54-------4:57------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C887766679876665788776656
Feels °C (?)442311124432220344342212
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