Sombrio Beach - 20190511 — Sombrio Beach. Photo: Sikander Iqbal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Port Renfrew

Port Renfrew is a town in British Columbia, Canada. From Port Renfrew you can reach 3 surf spots, 2 kite spots, 2 windsurf spots and 3 dive sites, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Port Renfrew, a surf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 26 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is YCD, 69 km away.

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Staying in Port Renfrew

26 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: YCD, 69 km, Victoria International Airport (YYJ), 74 km, XQU, 88 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Port Renfrew. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Port Renfrew too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

Sun 18

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Port Renfrew0.4 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft564 kJ

5 ft248 kJ

4 ft119 kJ

3 ft103 kJ

5 ft386 kJ

4 ft231 kJ

4 ft161 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Port Renfrew, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	564kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	5 ft8 ssoft	248kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	4 ft7 smushy	119kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	34, too small	3 ft8 smushy	103kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	386kJ	wind from the north-east, 0 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	56, good	4 ft8 ssoft	231kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	48, good	4 ft8 smushy	161kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	7°C

Sombrio Beach10.2 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft229 kJ

3 ft131 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

3 ft201 kJ

3 ft158 kJ

2 ft77 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sombrio Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	65, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	229kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	3 ft9 scrumbling	131kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	2 ft7 smushy	48kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	2 ft8 smushy	46kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	3 ft10 scrumbling	201kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot	11°C
Fri 23Oct	48, good	3 ft9 scrumbling	158kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	10°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	2 ft8 scrumbling	77kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots, offshore	9°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Port Renfrew, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Port Renfrew. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Sat 24

China Beach27.2 kmabout 50 min by car

2 ft79 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

1 ft15 kJ

1 ft14 kJ

2 ft84 kJ

2 ft60 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at China Beach, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	42, fair	2 ft9 ssoft	79kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	10°C
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	46kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	1 ft7 smushy	15kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	1 ft8 smushy	14kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	24, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	84kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	10°C
Fri 23Oct	33, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	60kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	9°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	29kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 19 knots	9°C

Kite near Port Renfrew

Nitinaht Lake Campground 33.9 km · stays here
Nitinat Lake 34.7 km · stays here

Windsurf near Port Renfrew

Nitinaht Lake Campground 33.9 km · stays here
Nitinat Lake 34.7 km · stays here

Dive near Port Renfrew

Quartertide Rocks 4.2 km · stays here
Kellett Rock 5.2 km · stays here
SS Valencia 46.7 km · stays here

Places to eat near Port Renfrew

Renny's Highway 14 Old School GrubComfort food · 0.4 km from the centre
Bridgemans West Coast Eatery0.7 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Port Renfrew, Canada