
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Orford today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Orford at 1PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Port Orford. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 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 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
657 | 508 | 508 | 508 | 517 | 617 | 739 | 1027 | 935 | 875 | 738 | 677 | 551 | 459 | 377 | 304 | 909 | 1690 | 2465 | 1264 | 1202 | 449 | 396 | 585 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:03AM1.83m | 10:23PM2.02m | 11:26AM1.95m | 11:09PM2.07m | 11:50AM2.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27AM0.15m | 4:34PM0.82m | 5:00AM0.13m | 5:13PM0.62m | 5:32AM0.16m | 5:52PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
657 | 508 | 508 | 508 | 517 | 617 | 739 | 1027 | 935 | 875 | 738 | 677 | 551 | 459 | 377 | 304 | 170 | 1690 | 2465 | 1264 | 1202 | 449 | 396 | 585 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | SW 14 | NNW 9 | W 8 | SW 14 |
421 | 496 | 496 | 421 | 362 | 358 | 287 | 322 | 314 | 314 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 305 | 245 | 234 | 510 | 614 | 697 | 189 | 222 | 140 | 189 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 15 | W 14 | S 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | S 12 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 599 | 189 | 189 | 10 | 84 | 191 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NW 8 |
22 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 28 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 45 | 138 | 909 | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | 460 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 39 | 39 | 110 | 394 | 508 | 110 | 47 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 68 | 394 | 178 | 169 | 108 | 47 | 130 | 47 | 47 | 676 | 677 | 248 | 39 |
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