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Port Renfrew, Canada

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About Port Renfrew

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces W (253°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (73°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–15 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 5.0 km out (1 in 500). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 8°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 12°C in July, its warmest (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, November and December, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Port Renfrew, 0.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.

Water about 11°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 10 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR), direct.

    See flights ORD → YVR · Skyscanner from about £220 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 20 from the airport to Port Renfrew.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct06 ft9 ssoft564kJ13°C
Mon 19Oct575 ft8 ssoft248kJ13°C
Tue 20Oct404 ft7 smushy119kJ15°C
Wed 21Oct343 ft8 smushy103kJ15°C
Thu 22Oct495 ft9 ssoft386kJ12°C
Fri 23Oct525 ft8 ssoft281kJ10°C
Sat 24Oct464 ft8 smushy161kJ11°C
Sun 25Oct293 ft7 smushy64kJ11°C
Mon 26Oct142 ft7 smushy26kJ11°C
Tue 27Oct161 ft12 ssoft51kJ10°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to YVR, then 2h 20 by road. About 10h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Port Renfrew

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Port Renfrew

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Port Renfrew

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Port Renfrew

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to YVR, then 2h 20 by road. About 10h 05 door to door

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Rough cost

About £710–£1,305 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to YVR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£220–£450
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£710–£1,305

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Port Renfrew

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

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