Port Orford 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.74° N 124.49° W

Issued: 3 pm 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Orford sea temperature is

13.0°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 (09 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Orford at 6PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 09). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (09 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	13s
Evening (09 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, calm by Thu morning).
	Mon 9				Tuesday 10								Wednesday 11								Thu 12
	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	WSW 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 13	W 13	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 15
Wave Graph
kJ	1520	1228	2117	2719	3075	3318	3237	3791	3701	3804	4345	3150	2862	3114	3536	3951	3813	5606	8159	8597	8468	8203	8319
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	10:52AM2.44m				00:38AM1.90m				11:22AM2.40m					1:20AM1.87m			11:54AM2.34m					2:03AM1.82m
Low Tide			5:56PM-0.22m				5:33AM1.07m				6:32PM-0.21m				6:08AM1.15m					7:08PM-0.16m			6:44AM1.22m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05
	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	4:58
mm	2	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	18	19	18	16	15	15	15	15
Feels °C	10	10	11	12	12	13	13	14	12	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	WSW 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 13	W 13	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 15
kJ	1520	1228	2117	2719	3075	3318	3237	3791	3701	3804	4345	3150	2862	3114	3536	3951	3813	5606	8159	8597	8468	8203	8319
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	NW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	457	314	213	142	94	154	148	146	144	144	103	1077	796	142	138	134	93	91	88	87	133	133	136
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	NW 10	NW 10	W 16	—	—	SSW 18	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	—	SW 20	SW 20
kJ	201	166	198	198	160	48	24	80	—	—	31	103	103	102	—	—	51	51	50	84	—	15	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SW 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	SSE 4	SSE 5	S 6	S 5	SSE 5	—	—	SE 4	ESE 4	—	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	399	573	171	116	86	—	32	45	136	113	32	—	—	9	11	—	243	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Stone Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Wilson Creek CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	6	8	6
Distance (km)	348	169	130	95	95	95	95	95	508	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	304	108	108	108	108	47	108
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Rating (10 max)																						8
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	8	8	9	8
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	8	9	8

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