Port Orford 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.74° N 124.49° W

Issued: 10 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Orford sea temperature is

14.5°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 (28 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Orford at 6PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	16s
Afternoon (28 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	14s
Evening (28 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 28						Tuesday 29								Wednesday 30
	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)	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	WNW 12	NW 12	NW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	957	1040	961	1042	1042	1042	908	669	659	784	1147	1413	1391	1256	1264	1129	936	850	710	585	546	450
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	N	NNW	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			1:11PM2.40m					2:13AM1.93m			1:44PM2.44m					3:08AM1.82m				2:21PM2.43m
Low Tide	7:05AM0.50m				7:53PM-0.12m				7:39AM0.66m					8:39PM-0.19m				8:16AM0.84m				9:31PM-0.19m


	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	16	16	16	13	13	13	13	14	19	19	18	16	15	15	14	14	19	19	17	14	13
Feels °C	6	12	10	11	9	9	9	9	10	16	16	15	14	13	13	11	11	15	14	12	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	WNW 12	NW 12	NW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11
kJ	957	1040	961	1042	1042	1042	908	669	659	784	1147	1413	1391	1256	1264	1129	936	850	710	585	546	450
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	68	267	211	208	203	203	161	208	297	136	137	136	186	302	299	248	248	248	203	201	239	236
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	S 13	S 13	NW 7	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	SSW 20	SSW 20
kJ	222	48	45	29	28	18	16	53	55	22	154	194	111	55	34	34	30	30	13	27	37	37
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 7	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	N 5	NNW 3	—	N 3	NNE 3	—	NE 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 5	NNW 6	N 6	NNW 6
kJ	171	107	100	83	40	24	14	13	7	7	5	—	5	3	—	6	9	19	54	148	149	131
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bandon Beaches Oregon South	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Deep Creek Washington	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Bandon Beaches Oregon South	Bandon Beaches Oregon South	Bandon Beaches Oregon South	Bandon Beaches Oregon South	Coos Bay Bastendorf Beach Oregon South	Damon Point Washington	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Bandon Beaches Oregon South	Bandon Beaches Oregon South	Bandon Beaches Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Westport-The Corner Washington	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gold Bluffs Beach CAL - Humboldt	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County
Rating (10 max)	4	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3
Distance (km)	39	110	110	605	110	39	39	39	39	68	467	394	110	39	39	39	47	338	459	306	152	95
Best forecast wave conditions in South Oregon	Bandon Beaches					Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Coos Bay Bastendorf Beach	Coos Bay Bastendorf Beach	Coos Bay Bastendorf Beach				Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian
Rating (10 max)	4					4	4	3	3	4				4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Kohala Lighthouse HAW - Big Island	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Airport Rights New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta) Iceland	Gerickes Point South Africa	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland
Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	4	5	5	6	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	9	5	5	9	9

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