Port Orford 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.74° N 124.49° W

Issued: 10 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Orford sea temperature is

11.4°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Port Orford today (06 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Orford at 2PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Afternoon (06 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (06 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tuesday 6						Wednesday 7								Thursday 8
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	N 6	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	202	202	161	187	104	196	306	290	265	281	281	330	1257	1111	1314	1295	1110	1045	862	848	711	700
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide		9:52AM1.94m				9:16PM2.06m				10:30AM2.08m				10:19PM2.08m					11:03AM2.21m
Low Tide				3:29PM0.84m				3:56AM0.07m				4:25PM0.59m				4:40AM0.16m					5:13PM0.34m


	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	21	21	20	16	17	17	17	16	21	21	20	14	15	16	15	15	21	22	19	14	13
Feels °C	11	16	16	15	12	14	13	13	12	16	16	15	9	11	11	10	10	15	16	14	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13
kJ	202	202	161	187	104	104	306	290	265	281	281	291	1257	1111	1314	1295	1110	1045	862	848	711	700
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	WNW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	WNW 16	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	170	121	120	118	116	115	114	114	248	248	246	330	327	323	399	399	541	534	516	395	464	458
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 21	WNW 14	WNW 13	SW 21	WNW 12	SSW 13	SW 20	SW 20	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 19	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	42	39	60	71	87	114	97	186	113	113	113	309	82	82	108	57	57	56	37	36	37	37
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNW 6	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	N 7	NNW 7
kJ	164	146	169	197	207	196	196	206	194	206	193	251	279	312	299	322	350	342	374	410	402	332
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	47	110	560	110	95	47	47	47	47	110	110	110	95	47	47	47	47	47	110	95	95	47
Best forecast wave conditions in South Oregon	Cape Sebastian					Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian					Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian				Cape Sebastian
Rating (10 max)	2					2	2	2	2					4	4	4	4	4				4
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	9	9	9	5	6	9	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5

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