Otter Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.75° N 124.07° W

Otter Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Otter Rock sea temperature is
10.8° C
4.2° 

Otter Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Otter Rock today (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otter Rock at 12AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

Table - waves today at Otter Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
441
433
240
240
187
187
160
162
162
125
102
98
96
120
94
94
92
88
82
82
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:16PM2.18m
9:02AM1.58m
7:22PM2.13m
10:17AM1.66m
8:31PM2.14m
Low Tide
11:52AM1.20m
1:55AM0.37m
1:08PM1.34m
3:06AM0.31m
2:35PM1.35m
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:12
8:10
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
13
12
12
12
12
14
15
15
13
12
13
12
13
16
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
15
15
13
12
11
11
11
13
13
13
12
11
12
10
11
13
13
13
14
14
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