Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Orford today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Orford at 5AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Port Orford. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 330 | 338 | 311 | 250 | 244 | 239 | 369 | 369 | 369 | 369 | 369 | 303 | 234 | 219 | 314 | 307 | 375 | 442 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:49AM1.44m | 4:58PM1.87m | 8:21AM1.45m | 6:10PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38PM0.27m | 10:51AM1.23m | 00:50AM0.32m | 12:14PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 330 | 338 | 311 | 250 | 244 | 196 | 192 | 192 | 166 | 149 | 103 | 113 | 58 | 219 | 314 | 307 | 375 | 442 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 134 | 132 | 132 | 85 | 151 | 239 | 369 | 369 | 369 | 369 | 369 | 303 | 234 | 69 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 162 | 162 | 162 | 160 | 84 | 126 | 123 | 121 | 110 | 110 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | N 3 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 110 | 211 | 238 | 192 | 80 | 70 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 47 | 464 | 114 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 110 | 508 | 395 | 95 | 47 |
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